first i would have to admit that my geography re: the USA is bad but bear with me
she was wearing hiking boots, could she possibly be a new inmigrant? i know that border crossing wasn't as dangerous in the early 90s as gangs like the zetas or the sinaloa cartel weren't involved
she could have been murdered by another immigrant (boyfriend?) for any number of reasons and there would be no record of either of them being in the country, her family would not know what happened to her and, if they are in another country, would have no idea in how and where to report her missing
somewhere there is a family wondering about this young, pretty girl
and somebody is getting away with murder
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