TX TX - Sophia Felecita Moreno, 16, Bryan, 11 May 1979

[apearn]

Sophia keeps popping up on my searches for this girl:

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/252ufnj.html (FYI - Says DNA Available)

https://identifyus.org/en/cases/1772 (FYI - Says DNA Not Available)

Does anyone know what the husband did for a living or if she ever traveled to NYC area?

The Doe's pants were 'unusual' so I'm wondering if they may have been from Mexico.

Postmortem timeline is off. Doe's period says "years". Doe's hair was lightened.

 

[JerseyGirl]

still missing: http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/f...for-missing-teenage-7395614.php#photo-8341365

 

[sdj88]

Could this be Sophia? http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/543uftx.html

The age matches, as does the height, the timeline and the area she was found in. I'm not sure about the red/auburn hair, but I did notice the similar hairstyle in the composite, which could of course be a coincidence.

 

[sdj88]

Could this be Sophia? http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/543uftx.html

The age matches, as does the height, the timeline and the area she was found in. I'm not sure about the red/auburn hair, but I did notice the similar hairstyle in the composite, which could of course be a coincidence.

I sent an email about her and got a response that CODIS ruled out this Jane Doe. I kind of figured, but I don't understand why she isn't on the rule out list. Does anyone know why that is?

 

[daisy6441]

I remember reading that a few girls had been abducted from the Bryan/College Station area and dumped in the Sam Houston park/forrest area. I think its more likely her husband had something to do with her disappearance.

 

[HayLouise]

Sophia Moreno

Missing Since - May 11, 1979
Missing From - Bryan, TX
DOB - Oct 22, 1962
Age Now - 56
Sex - Female
Race - White/hisp
Hair Color - Brown
Eye Color - Brown
Height - 5'3"
Weight - 130 lbs


Age Progressed

Sophia's photo is shown age-progressed to 43 years.

She was last seen, at age 16, at her home in Bryan, Texas, on May 11, 1979.

Sophia has not been seen or heard from since.

She has a burn scar on her left leg, a tattoo on her left hand between her thumb and first finger of "AH" and a tattoo on her right hand of a cross, and a birthmark on her upper right leg.

Sophia may go by her middle name of Felecita.

Have you seen this child? SOPHIA MORENO

BBM

 

[glamourkitty1922]

An article on her from 2010 Bryan Family Clings To Hope In 31 Year Old Cold Case and another from 2012 Search for woman renewed

 

[Coffee56]

Sophia Felecita Moreno – The Charley Project
The Doe Network: Case File 598DFTX

TX - TX - Sophia Felecita Moreno, 16, Bryan, 11 May 1979

 

[CastlesBurning]

Bumping for Sophia...it's now been over 41 years.

 

[CastlesBurning]

Bumping for Sophia as we approach the 42nd anniversary of her disappearance...

 

[CastlesBurning]

Brazos County investigators searching for leads in 1979 cold case

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Brazos County Crime Stoppers is looking for new leads in the disappearance of Sophia Felicita Moreno.

Moreno disappeared at the age of 16 and was last seen by her mother on May 11, 1979, at a laundromat on Groesbeck Street and Palasota Drive in Bryan.

She told her mother she would attend a family event later that week but never showed up, according to authorities.

Moreno’s family members have reported incidents of family violence involving her husband in the past. Law enforcement believes foul play is suspected in her disappearance.

Anyone with information on the location of Moreno can contact Crime Stoppers at 979-775-TIPS.

This case is part of a series of cold cases that Brazos County Crime Stoppers is featuring in 40 days to highlight its 40 years of service to the community.

On May 11, 1979 Sophia Felicita Moreno disappeared at the age of 16. Today she would be 58.
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If anyone has information please contact Crimestoppers at 979-775-TIPS. pic.twitter.com/zGmtr8LPIC

— Brazos County Crime Stoppers (@BrazosCountyCS) November 23, 2021

 

[Aurora90]

bump

 

[John/Jane Doe]

598DFTX - Sophia Felicita Moreno

 

[spartanx]

I have the impression that the husband was entirely to blame here... he took her away and murdered her... but the question is... why was she married so young? Did she make her pregnant? Were they already parents? what really happened? I hope that one day we will know what happened to her...
either way
rest in peace

 

[Pennysmom1]

Still missing

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

https://aanbv.org/wp-content/uploads/Moreno-UPDATED.pdf

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

Sophia Felecita Moreno – The Charley Project

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Sophia, circa 1979; Age-progression to age 43 (circa 2005)

<<Sophia may go by her middle name, Felecita, which may be spelled "Felicita." Her married name is Herrera and her nicknames are Nina and Sophie.>>

<<Sophia's family members told authorities that her husband, Abel Herrera, had violent tendencies and had physically abused her. Foul play is suspected in her disappearance, which remains unsolved.>>