In the late winter of 1996, a two-year-old girl named Brianna Christine Warnes disappeared from Henderson, Nevada. At the time she went missing, she was described as a small child with curly red hair and blue eyes. The last confirmed sighting of Brianna was on March 11, 1996. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance point to a familial abduction, with her non-custodial mother, Traci Renee Hawkins, being the primary suspect.
In the months that followed, the situation grew more serious, and by December of that same year, a felony warrant was officially issued for Traci Hawkins's arrest.
Authorities believe that Traci Hawkins fled with her young daughter, potentially crossing state lines into California or even leaving the country for Mexico. Traci was 26 years old at the time of her daughter's disappearance. She has been described as a Caucasian woman with blonde hair and blue eyes. Distinctive features include scars on her abdomen, chest, and right arm. It is also believed that she may use the aliases Warnes or Peterson and could have altered her hair color to avoid recognition. The case is complicated by the passage of time and the potential for new identities to have been established.
Decades have passed since Brianna was last seen, and her case remains an active and unresolved family abduction. Law enforcement and missing persons organizations have continued to seek information that might lead to her whereabouts. The Henderson Police Department has been the primary investigating agency for this case. Despite the extensive efforts to locate her and her mother, their exact location remains a mystery. The core of this case is the disappearance of a young child, allegedly taken by her own mother, which has left a trail of unanswered questions and a search that has spanned decades and international borders.Last Seen: Mar 11, 1996
