Right 3: Age-Progressed by NCMEC to 21 years; 33 years; 43 years
Right 3: Age-Progressed by NCMEC to 21 years; 33 years; 43 years
Name: Adriana Lisette Rojas
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Case Classification: Lost, Injured, Missing
Missing Since: May 7, 1996
Location Last Seen: Rowland Heights, Los Angeles County, California
Date of Birth: July 23, 1978
Age: 17 years old
Race: White / Hispanic
Gender: Female
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 125 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown hair (may dye it blonde)
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Light colored birthmark on left leg; mole on left hand
Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Available
Clothing: Believed to have been wearing white shorts and a pink top
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
On May 7, 1996, 17-year-old Adriana Rojas called her mother at work and said she was going to rest at home before heading to night class. Her older brother later heard the front door slam. Rojas left behind a half-eaten sandwich and her purse, money, backpack and pager. Adriana Rojas also told her mother she wanted to move and hated the house that she used to love before. The teen also didn't bring home papers for a graduation cap and gown, which led her mother to suspect she didn't want to graduate. Adriana was close to her siblings but in the last few months wouldn't talk to her older brother and was fighting with her little brother.
While it was unknown whether she ran away or was abducted, detectives believe there is enough evidence to indicate foul play.
Her mother told detectives the girl had run away once before, but that time she had packed for her two-week absence. This time she did not. When she ran away from home before she took a lot of items including drapes. But this time, she left with nothing. There's been no word from her since.
Agency Name: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau-Missing Person's Unit
Agency Contact Person: Sergeant Mitch Loman
Agency Phone Number: 323-890-5500
Agency E-Mail: homicideops@lasd.org
Agency Case Number: 4448
NCIC Case Number: M927232165
NCMEC Case Number: 834986
NamUs Case Number: 4448
CA DOJ
NCMEC
NamUs
Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 1996
Pasadena Star-News (CA) - Aug. 13, 2006
Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 03/16/2024 - By: mc
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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