AK AK- Layla Marie Gallegos, 2, with non-custodial family member, Eagle River, 28 Feb 2002

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Missing Age 2 Years
Current Age 26 Years
Legal First Name Layla
Middle Name Marie
Legal Last Name Gallegos
Chosen Name/Nickname/Alias- Laylee Marie Gallegos, Laylamarie Gallegos, Yayla Gallegos

Biological Sex Female
Height 2' 10" (34 Inches)
Weight 35 lbs
Race / Ethnicity Hispanic / Latino

Circumstances​

Date of Last Contact February 28, 2002
NamUs Case Created February 28, 2013

Last Known Location​

Location Eagle River, Alaska
County Anchorage Borough
Missing From Tribal Land No
Primary Residence on Tribal Land No

Circumstances of Disappearance Layla may be in the company of a non-custodial family member. She is believed to be Mexico. She has a small superficial hole on the outside of her left ear. Her nickname is Laylee.

Physical Description​

Hair Color Brown
Head Hair Description Light brown, shoulder length
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye Color Brown
Right Eye Color Brown
Eye Description Dark brown

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Distinctive Physical Features​

Other distinctive physical characteristic
Small superficial hole on the outside of left ear

https://dps.alaska.gov/getmedia/5632a115-da61-4ed8-bf55-ccc07e675862/Gallegos

 

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Case File of Layla Gallegos

Above: Layla Gallegos in 2002 (left) and an age-progressed image to 13, circa 2012 (right)

Layla Marie Gallegos

Missing from Eagle River, Alaska since February 28, 2002

Vital statistics: Hispanic female. Born on July 14, 1999. Wavy light brown hair, dark brown eyes. She has a small superficial hole on the outside of her left ear. Her nickname is "Laylee." Was two at the time.

Circumstances: Layla's parents, Enrique Gallegos-Gonzalez and Michele Gallegos, divorced in 1999. Michele had a drinking problem and was in treatment because of it. Enrique was given custody of Layla and her brother Quique with the provision the children spend summers with Michele in Alaska. Enrique and the children resided in Mexico. In February 2002, Enrique shot Quique to death before fatally shooting himself. Temporary custody of Layla was given to her paternal grandmother, Yolanda Gonzalez-Garcia. A photo and vital statistics for her are posted below. A judge ordered her to return to Alaska so custody could be determined, but she refused to do so. They are still believed to be in Mexico, but they may return to Alaska to visit a half-brother.

Above: Yolanda Gonzalez-Garcia in 2002

Vital statistics: Hispanic female. Born on May 1, 1943. Brown hair. Some agencies refer to her as "Yolanda Gonzalez Macias." Was fifty-eight at the time.

 

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