Texas Missing Child Awareness · Falfurrias

Kimberly Abigail Escobar Orellana was 12 when she disappeared

Kimberly Abigail Escobar Orellana disappeared from Falfurrias, Texas, in August 2012. She would be 26 today.

More than 14 years have passed, but Kimberly remains listed by both the Texas Department of Public Safety and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

Please take a moment to look carefully at Kimberly’s official images.

One shows her as the child she was when she disappeared. The other is an official age-progression image showing Kimberly at age 19.

Neither image should be treated as an exact representation of how Kimberly may look today at 26. Her childhood photograph is approximately 14 years old, and even the age progression represents her several years younger than she is today.

But both images may still help someone recognize something familiar.

Remember her face. Remember her name.

Someone may recognize her. Someone may remember something from years ago. Someone may know where she is today.

What we know

Name

Kimberly Abigail Escobar Orellana

NCMEC name

Kimberly Abigail Orellana

Age when missing

12

Current age

26

Date of birth

July 7, 2000

Missing from

Falfurrias, Texas

County

Brooks County

Sex

Female

Race/ethnicity

Hispanic, according to Texas DPS

Height in 2012

5 feet 1 inch

Weight in 2012

Approximately 130 pounds

Hair

Black

Eyes

Brown

Texas DPS case

A1208002

NCMEC

1200867

NCIC

M610877768

DPS also lists pierced ears, an approximately one-inch scar inside her left arm and a small elongated burn scar on her back.

Those physical details describe Kimberly as a 12-year-old in 2012. They should not be assumed to describe her exactly as she may appear today.

What authorities reported

Texas DPS says Kimberly was last seen in the company of two females in the brush along Highway 281.

DPS reported that she was wearing light-blue “Lacost” brand jeans without back pockets and dark-blue Puma shoes with a red stripe.

NCMEC states that Kimberly was last seen walking along Highway 281 between Falfurrias and McAllen.

Texas DPS classifies Kimberly’s case as involuntary.

Those are the circumstances currently published by the authoritative agencies. We will not add speculation about what happened afterward, where Kimberly may be today or who may have been involved.

The age-progressed image

Kimberly’s case includes an important public-awareness tool.

Both Texas DPS and NCMEC currently display an official age-progression image of Kimberly at age 19.

It is not a recent photograph. It should not be interpreted as an exact representation of Kimberly today.

Kimberly would now be 26.

That makes it especially important to look beyond the age of both official images. Years have passed since even the age-progressed image represents her appearance.

Kimberly was 12 when she disappeared.

A child photographed in 2012 would be an adult today. Her appearance may have changed dramatically, but that does not make her case less important.

Please share Kimberly’s official childhood photograph, her official age progression and her verified information.

Someone may recognize the child she was. Someone may recognize something familiar in the woman she could be today.

More than 14 years have passed. That is not a reason to stop looking.

Keep Kimberly visible. Help bring her home.

Sources

• Texas Department of Public Safety — Missing Persons Clearinghouse, case A1208002
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children — NCMEC 1200867 / NCIC M610877768

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