TX TX- Ana Bell Luvaul Juarez, 29, Odessa, 27 Jan 1997

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Anabell Luvaul Juarez – The Charley Project

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Anabell, circa 1997

• Missing Since 01/27/1997
• Missing From Odessa, Texas
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Female
• Race White
• Date of Birth 06/21/1967 (57)
• Age 29 years old
• Height and Weight 5'1, 105 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A western-style white shirt, jeans and gray boots.
• Associated Vehicle(s) White pickup truck
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair; brown eyes. Anabell has pierced ears. She has an appendectomy scar on the lower right side of her abdomen, and may have scars on the insides of both wrists. Some agencies may spell her first name "Ana Bell."

Details of Disappearance​

Anabell resided in Odessa, Texas in 1997 with her husband, Oscar, and their two children. She was last seen during the morning of January 27, 1997.

Oscar told authorities that Anabell was pregnant by another man and planned to have an abortion in Ojinaga, Mexico during the day. He said that she entered a white pickup truck with an unidentified woman and never returned home. Anabell has never been heard from again.

Anabell's mother reported her as a missing person to authorities in mid-April 1997, nearly three months after she vanished. Oscar reportedly moved out of their residence in Odessa. Anabell's mother stated that her daughter kept in constant contact with loved ones.

Her loved ones said that is uncharacteristic of Anabell to leave without warning, and they do not believe she traveled to Mexico to have an abortion. Anabell's family stated that Oscar was abusive towards her, but he denies this and says he has no idea what caused his wife's disappearance.

Investigators believe Anabell may have been taken against her will by person(s) unknown. There have been no arrests in connection with her disappearance, but foul play is suspected in her case.

 

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2002DFTX - Ana Bell Luvaul Juarez

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Nickname/Alias: Anabell Juarez
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Appendectomy scar.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Family members said they never believed that Juarez was going to Mexico for an abortion. Anabell’s family said the husband had a violent temper and abused Anabell, and she was unhappy with her husband and her life. Her husband denied the abuse claims. He said he didn't have any idea what happened to his wife but knew she cared deeply for her children. Anabell usually called her mother and sister in Florida twice a week. She last talked to her sister on January 26, 1997. At the time she was distraught. The sister offered to fly Anabell and her two small children from Texas to Florida so they could live with her. The sister asked Anabell to give her until the first part of February to make arrangement, but by then Anabell was missing. At the time she told her sister she thought she was pregnant, but she wasn't sure. She didn't have the money for a test.

Anabell had two young children at the time of her disappearance and family members are certain that she would not have willingly abandoned her children. She is described as as loving and devoted. She has connections on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border.

She wasn't reported missing until April 10, nearly three months after she was last seen. Her sister, mother and husband, tried to report Anabell missing several times beginning in February. Anabell's mother made numerous trips to Mexico to talk to relatives and to pass out flyers with Anabell's picture. The family also had a private detective working on the case until their money ran out.

Juarez hasn't used her credit cards or Social Security number since her disappearance.