A complete list of all the missing persons, unsolved, and resolved cases featured on True Case Files from the state of Texas. Links to full case write-ups are provided.
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MISSING IN TEXAS:
Name: Lucero Sarabia
Missing since: November 26th, 2004
Age at disappearance: 21
Last seen in: San Antonio, TX
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Name: Roxanne Paltauf
Missing since: July 7th, 2006
Age at disappearance: 18
Last seen in: Austin, TX
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Name: Jennifer Apreciado
Missing since: October 26th, 2006
Age at disappearance: 17
Last seen in: San Antonio, TX
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Name: LaToya Grissom
Name: Heather Cannon
Name: Kimberly Orellana
Missing since: August 9th, 2012
Age at disappearance: 12
Last seen in: Falfurrias, TX
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Name: Maegan Hembree
Missing since: February 26th, 2013
Age at disappearance: 30
Last seen in: Smyer, TX
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Name: Sheila Morton
Missing since: June 2nd, 2014
Age at disappearance: 33
Last seen in: Center, TX
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Name: David Emerson Jr.
Missing since: January 2015
Age at disappearance: 36
Last seen in: Snyder, TX
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Name: Jerry Castillo Jr.
Missing since: March 21st, 2015
Age at disappearance: 36
Last seen in: El Paso, TX
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Name: Ameera Deadrick
Missing since: 2016
Age at disappearance: 8
Last seen in: Houston, TX
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Missing since: May 1st, 2016
Age at disappearance: 29
Last seen in: San Antonio, TX
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Name: Caitlin Denison
Missing since: January 10th, 2018
Age at disappearance: 19
Last seen in: Midland, TX
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Name: Jared Chavis
Missing since: January 12th, 2018
Age at disappearance: 19
Last seen in: Houston, TX
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Name: Suzanna 'Suzie' Escobedo
Missing since: August 2nd, 2018
Age at disappearance: 25
Last seen in: Seadrift, TX
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Name: Prisma Peralta Reyes
Missing since: April 17th, 2019
Age at disappearance: 26
Last seen in: Dallas, TX
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Name: Kristen Galvan
Missing since: January 2nd, 2020
Age at disappearance: 15
Missing from: Spring, TX
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Name: Benita Woody
Missing since: August 5th, 2020
Age at disappearance: 42
Missing from: McKinney, TX
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Name: Shanyea Rolle
Missing since: December 30th, 2020
Age at disappearance: 27
Last seen in: Houston, TX
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Name: Cynthia Bah-Traore
Missing since: February 3rd, 2021
Age at disappearance: 39
Last seen in: Grandview, Texas
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Name: Lopaz Richardson
Missing since: July 5th, 2021
Age at disappearance: 32
Missing from: Rosenberg, TX
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Name: Lina Sardar Khil
Missing since: December 20th, 2021
Age at disappearance: 3
Last seen in: San Antonio, TX
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Name: Elsa Murillo-Ferrera
Missing since: March 11th, 2022
Age at disappearance: 42
Last seen in: Houston, TX
An exchange student murdered hours after throwing a party.
Name: Mikiko Kasahara (21)
Case type: Murder and arson.
Date: December 14th, 2002
Location: Seguin, TX
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A woman vanishes after a fight with her boyfriend; remains found over 15 years later.
Name: Taalibah Islam (20)
Case type: Disappearance and murder.
Missing: January 16th, 2006
Remains found: March 2023
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Two women vanish in 2006 before they were due to testify against a cop for sexual assault. Their remains are found in 2007 and 2014 respectively.
Name: Terri Reyes (38)
Case type: Disappearance and murder
Missing on: May 21st, 2006
Remains found: June 2007
Name: Shunte Coleman (26)
Case type: Disappearance and murder
Missing on: July 2nd, 2006
Remains found: March 2014
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A teen girl murdered while napping at her boyfriend's house.
Name: Brittany McGlone (19)
Case type: Murder; blunt force trauma.
Date: May 4th, 2007
Location: Winnsboro, TX
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A young mother never returns home after a party. Her remains found over a year later in Mineral Wells.
Name: Krishonda 'Shonda' Townsend (19)
Case type: Disappearance and murder
Missing: July 5th, 2010.
Remains found: October 28th, 2011.
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A young teenage girl vanishes from her mother's home; her remains found 3 years later. Her mother's boyfriend was charged with murder, but the charges were later dropped without prejudice.
Name: Hailey Dunn (13)
Case type: Disappearance and murder
Missing: December 27th, 2010.
Remains found: March 2013
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A woman brutally stabbed to death inside her apartment.
Name: Irasema Chavez (33)
Case type: Murder; stabbing.
Date: January 20th, 2012
Location: Arlington, TX
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A woman found murdered inside her home.
Name: Elisa Johnson (26)
Case type: Murdered inside home.
Date: July 6th, 2013
Location: Grand Prairie, TX
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A woman goes missing after pocket-dialing her sister while in a distressing situation. Her remains are found a week later.
Name: D'Lisa Kelley (24)
Case type: Disappearance and murder
Missing: March 7th, 2014
Body found: March 14th, 2014
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Young woman vanished in Houston right before Hurricane Harvey. Her remains found 5 years later in a fire pit.
Name: Miranda Rodriguez (24)
Case type: Disappearance and murder
Missing: August 25th, 2017
Remains found: July 12th, 2022
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A student shot to death in a parking lot in Corinth.
A man shot in a drive-by shooting at his home.
Name: Marco Clewis (40)
Name: Nicole Coleman (23)
Case type: Disappearance and murder
Missing: December 28th, 2018
Body found: January 1st, 2019
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A woman ambushed in her front yard while preparing for a garage sale.
Name: Elizabeth Barraza (29)
Case type: Murder - shooting
Date: January 25th, 2019
Location: Tomball, TX
Names: Amina Said (18), Sarah Said (17)
Case type: Double murder, shooting.
Date: January 1st, 2008.
Arrest made: August 26th, 2020.
Outcome: The girls' father, Yaser Said, was captured after several years on the run on August 26th, 2020. He went to trial in August of 2022 and was ultimately found guilty of murdering both of his daughters. Said was given an automatic life sentence.
Full story: True Case Files: The Murders of Amina and Sarah Said.
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Name: Zoe Campos (18)
Case type: Disappearance and murder.
Missing: November 17th, 2013.
Remains found: October 2018
Arrest made: November 17th, 2018
Outcome: Carlos Rodriguez pleaded guilty to Zoe's murder on August 15th, 2022. He was sentenced to life in prison.
Full story: True Case Files: The Disappearance and Murder of Zoe Campos.
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Names: Crystal Jackson and Britney Cosby (both 24)
Case type: Double murder
Date: March 7th, 2014
Arrest made: March 13th, 2014
Outcome: Britney's father, Larry Cosby, was found guilty of murdering both Britney and Crystal during his August 2016 trial. He was later sentenced to life in prison.
Full story: The Murders of Britney Cosby and Crystal Jackson.
Name: Courtney Phillips (23)
Case type: Disappearance and murder.
Missing: October 11th, 2016
Remains found: February 3rd, 2017
Arrest made: February 4th, 2017
Outcome: Robert Estrada was found guilty of Zuzu's murder during a May 2019 trial. He was sentenced to life in prison.
Case type: Disappearance and murder.
Missing: June 19th, 2017
Remains found: June 21st, 2017
Arrest made: August 24th, 2017
Outcome: Jordin Roache pleaded guilty to Kaytlynn's murder in 2022. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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Case type: Disappearance and murder.
Missing: September 18th, 2020
Remains found: October 3rd, 2020
Arrest made: January 20th, 2021
Outcome: Javon Gilbert was declared guilty of Emmishae's murder in April of 2023. He was sentenced to life in prison.
Full story: The Disappearance and Murder of Emmishae Kirby.
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Name: Diamond Alvarez (16)
Case type: Murder; shooting.
Date: January 11th, 2022
Arrest made: January 17th, 2022
Outcome: Frank Deleon Jr. accepted a plea deal in October 2023 and pleaded guilty to Diamond's murder. He was sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Full story: The Murder of Diamond Alvarez.
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Case type: Murder; shooting.
Date: April 29th, 2022
Arrest made: Same day.
Outcome: Van Brisbon - the boyfriend of Lauren's mother - went to trial during the fall of 2024 and was found guilty of murder. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Full story: The Murder of Lauren Juma.
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