NY NY - Princess Perez, 2, Bronx, 15 June 1996

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I am sorry I didn't provide a link, I cannot not copy and paste b/c my mouse is messed up. I know that foul play was suspected in the case, but was not able to find anything else, or any updates. She is so beautiful! My prayers are with these little ones.
 
What a beautiful baby. Was she 5 yrs when she disappeared? If so, that baby photo doesn't do a whole lot of good as far as identifying her. Her eyes won't change but she probably doesn't look anything like she did as a baby. She would be what now....9 yrs?

So this little girl disappeared when she was with her dad? I wonder if she was outside playing by herself? Sure no info available. I hope that she is found and returned to whatever parent has custody of her.
 
Here's some info from the Charlie Project:



Details of Disappearance
Princess was last seen at her family's residence on Webb Avenue in the New York City borough of the Bronx on June 15, 1996. Officials with New York's Administration Of Children's Services (ACS) had been investigating the Perez home for several months prior to Princess's disappearance. ACS workers last saw the child on June 15; she was in the company of her father, Antonio Perez, at the time. ACS officials returned to the Perez family's residence twice after that date and were told by her mother, Karen Perez, that Princess was living in California with a relative. Karen's statement was investigated and Princess was not located. Law enforcement began inquiring into the child's whereabouts shortly thereafter, but Karen stood by her story.

Antonio was imprisoned for driving while intoxicated (DWI) after Princess disappeared. He told authorities that Princess was ill and died of natural causes in mid-June 1996. Antonio claimed that he buried his daughter's body somewhere in New York City. Investigators maintained that Antonio did not fully explain why he buried Princess instead of calling paramedics or authorities after her death. He agreed to divulge Princess's location to law enforcement in 1998 while serving the remainder of his DWI conviction. Antonio reportedly led authorities to Woodlawn Cemetary in the Bronx; the West Side Highway in the borough of Manhattan; and an unidentified location in the borough of Brooklyn. Princess was not discovered at any of the sites Antonio specified.

Princess's two older sisters told ACS officials that they saw Princess lying on the floor of their family's residence in June 1996. The sisters stated that Princess was motionless and her lips were blue. The children said that they saw a garbage bag in their home a short time later; it appeared to contain a small body. Karen initially denied her daughters' accounts and continued to insist Princess was in California, but recanted her previous statements to authorities in 1998. Karen then agreed with her older daughters and said Antonio placed Princess in a bag and buried her somewhere in Brooklyn. The older Perez children were removed from Karen's custody by ACS officials in 1998 and placed in foster care. Antonio was charged in Family Court the same year with abusing his older daughters by murdering Princess in 1996. He pleaded innocent to the charges, stating Princess died of natural causes. Criminal charges against Antonio have not been filed. Princess has never been located.

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http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/p/perez_princess.html
 
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Read more: http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/2012...#ixzz1v6tM8Qc7
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https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/5252/40

Circumstances
Princess was last seen on June 15, 1996 in the Bronx area of New York City. She has not been seen since. FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.

Dental Status: Dental information / charting is currently not available
DNA Status: Sample is currently not available
Fingerprint Information Status: Fingerprint information is currently not available

Princess has been missing for 18 years today.
 
Her family hasn't provided a DNA sample? What's up with that? Does the fact that DNA "sample is currently not available" mean that the family hasn't, or can't provide one to which DNA from any future discovery of a body can be compared?
 
ACS workers last saw the child on June 15; she was in the company of her father, Antonio Perez, at the time. ACS officials returned to the Perez family's residence in August in response to a report that Princess was missing. They were told by her mother, Karen Perez, that Princess was living in California with Karen's mother. Karen said she did not have address for them, however.

The ACS was unable to locate the child, but Karen stuck by her story that Princess was in California and no further investigation was made at that time, although the ACS did investigate charges that Princess's sisters were being abused.
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This one has always boggled my mind...mom claims her toddler is living with grandma, but she has NO idea where grandma lives, and nobody thinks to investigate this further? Especially when there has been social services present in the family's lives for several years already?
 
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