Authorities Release New Info In Laura Ayala Case
$19,000 Reward Offered In Case
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Police said that Marmulejo is known to drive a red Ford Econoline van with Texas license plates NA7068.He is wanted for skipping court in connection with a separate charge of failure to stop and give information, and deadly conduct, authorities said.Investigators pointed out that Marmulejo is not a suspect."We're not out to arrest him in this case at all," Houston Police spokesman John Cannon said. "We just want to talk to him."
Police said that Laura, 13, was abducted some time after 10:15 p.m. Sunday, March 10 behind her family's apartment, located at 7939 Sarita in southeast Houston.Laura disappeared after she walked behind her apartment complex to a gas station to buy a newspaper for a school project.Laura's mother later found her daughter's shoes along with the newspaper on the street near the gas station. The clerk at the station remembered selling her a newspaper.Volunteers have searched on foot and horseback in various locations around the Houston area since her disappearance, but have not found any clues.Police described Ayala as a Hispanic female, 4 feet tall, and weighing about 90 pounds. She has black, medium-length straight hair with brown highlights. She was last seen wearing a blue-checkered dress.Anyone with information about Ayala's disappearance or whereabouts is asked to call the Houston Police Department's Homicide Division at (713) 308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at (713) 222-TIPS.A $19,000 reward is being offered in the case. More Information: - March 29, 2002: Congresswoman Joins Search For Missing Girl
- March 22, 2002: Police Release More Photos Of Missing Girl
- March 19, 2002: Reward Increased For Missing Girl
- March 13, 2002: Reward Offered For Missing Girl
- March 12, 2002: Search Intensifies For Missing Girl
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