TX TX - Patricia Loya, 15, El Paso, 26 April 1993

[Sleuth91]

The Charley Project

PATRICIA LOYA

• Missing Since: 4/26/1993
• Missing From: El Paso, Texas
• Classification: Endangered Missing
• Sex: Female
• Race: Biracial, Hispanic, White
• Date of Birth: 03/31/1978 (42)
• Age: 15 years old
• Height and Weight: 5'0 - 5'2, 115 pounds
• Distinguishing Characteristics: Biracial (Caucasian/Hispanic) female. Light brown hair, brown eyes. Patricia has a tattoo of the word "Angel" on her left ankle and a birthmark on her right temple. Her nickname is Patty and she may use the first name Angel.

Details of Disappearance
Patricia was last seen in El Paso, Texas on April 26, 1993. She has never been heard from again. Few details are available in her case.

Investigating Agency
El Paso Police Department 915-832-4400

Source Information
Texas Department of Public Safety
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
MySpace Page for Patricia Loya

 

[Murkywaters]

Hmmm, the MySpace page for Patricia doesn't have any information or photos of Patricia Loya on there, I wonder why there appears to be zero information about Patricia online, she was only 15.

 

[Sleuth91]

Hmmm, the MySpace page for Patricia doesn't have any information or photos of Patricia Loya on there, I wonder why there appears to be zero information about Patricia online, she was only 15.

She is in NamUs and I think she is on Doe Network. I'll have to look when I get home. It always bothers me when there seems to be so little info out there about a person that is missing, especially when it's a child.

 

[Sleuth91]

Wow! @Murkywaters Look at this. Patricia Loya - The Doe Network

She went missing in 1993 but wasn't reported missing until 2007. How does that happen with someone so young? How do they go so long being unaccounted for?

 

[Murkywaters]

Wow! @Murkywaters Look at this. Patricia Loya - The Doe Network

She went missing in 1993 but wasn't reported missing until 2007. How does that happen with someone so young? How do they go so long being unaccounted for?

That's so sad. She was only 15, I guess in a lot of these cases family dynamics play a large role, sometimes cases are reported missing to LE but are purged and the family only realizes it once they call to check on the status of the investigation. Somebody however did report her missing, so someone does care.

 

[Sleuth91]

That's so sad. She was only 15, I guess in a lot of these cases family dynamics play a large role, sometimes cases are reported missing to LE but are purged and the family only realizes it once they call to check on the status of the investigation. Somebody however did report her missing, so someone does care.

Hopefully she was reported missing around the time that she was last seen (in 1993), and the case was purged and it was reopened/filed again when someone inquired about it in 2007. Maybe that was what happened and the way it was phrased on Doe Network was misleading.

That is good information to know about the purging of cases. It makes you wonder how many of these cold cases (especially decades-old cold cases) are purged or just somehow slip through the cracks (case files and/or evidence is lost, etc.).

Yes, someone definitely did care about Patricia because she was reported missing.

 

[Sleuth91]

Patricia Loya
Case File 2419DFTX

Middle: Progressed to age 29 years by NCMEC
Right: Age progressed to 34 years

Missing since: April 26, 1993
Missing from: El Paso, Texas
Classification: Endangered Missing


Vital Statistics
Date Of Birth: March 31, 1978

Age at Time of Disappearance: 15 years old

Height at Time of Disappearance: 4'11"-5'2"

Weight at Time of Disappearance: 115-120 lbs

Distinguishing Characteristics: Hispanic/White female. Light Brown hair; brown eyes.

Marks, Scars: Patricia has a tattoo on her left ankle of the word "Angel" and a birthmark on the right side of her face at the temple.

AKA: Patty or Angel

Dentals: Not available
DNA: Available
Fingerprints: Not available

Circumstances of Disappearance
Patricia Loya was last seen in El Paso, TX on April 26, 1993 but reported mising on May 30, 2007.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Texas Department of Public Safety
512-424-2812 or 1-(800)-346-3243
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El Paso Police Department
Detective Barnes
1-915-832-4400

Agency Case #: 07-134231
NCMEC #: 1073682
NamUs Case #: 6325

Source Information:
NCMEC
TXDPS
NamUs MP #6325

 

[Sleuth91]

Photos of Patricia that I enhanced. I'm including the originals so you can see the difference.

 

[CastlesBurning]

Bumping for Patricia, now missing 28 years.

 

[Murkywaters]

Have you seen this child? Patricia Loya

Updated age progression for Patricia to Age 43. Come home soon.

Patricia's photo is shown age progressed to 43 years. She is Biracial. Patricia is Hispanic and White. She has a birthmark near her left temple. Patricia has "Angel" tattooed on her left ankle. She may go by the name Patty or Angel.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

2419DFTX - Patricia Loya

 

[Aurora90]

wish we had more circumstances on her disappearance.

 

[Caring1]

Bump

4 Unidentified Person Exclusions

 

[Pennysmom1]

TxDPS Missing and Unidentified Persons Online Bulletin

Texas Missing Persons Clearinghouse Online Bulletin, Browse photos and searchable bulletins of missing persons, abductors, and unidentified persons, a central repository for information and pictures of missing and unidentified persons in Texas.

www.dps.texas.gov

Patricia is listed on the usual missing people sites, but there are no updates or information to be found.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Where and by whom was Patricia last seen?

What did her family and LE think led to her disappearance? What did her family and LE do to search for her?