206 Cases Solved. Advancing justice for missing persons, unsolved homicides, unidentified and unclaimed remains.
Case Description
Any updates on this case?
Laura Ayala, a 13-year-old girl from Houston, Texas, went missing on March 10, 2002. That evening, she left her apartment around 10:15 p.m. to buy a newspaper for a school assignment from a nearby gas station. Laura successfully purchased the newspaper and was last seen leaving the store. However, she never returned home. Later that night, her shoes and the newspaper were discovered scattered in a parking lot between her apartment complex and the gas station.
Witnesses reported seeing a ...Read More
Last Seen: Mar 10, 2002
Witnesses reported seeing a ...Read More
Last Seen: Mar 10, 2002
Links to Additional Sources (11)
See any mistakes?Victim Details
Apr 15, 2010
Aug 27, 2023
Laura
Ayala
35
13
48 inches
90 lbs
White / Caucasian
Female
Mar 10, 2002
Houston
Texas
Harris County
77012
312
26384
Houston Police Department
Houston
Texas
Harris County
77048
8300 Mykawa, Texas
8323941872
Local
Law Enforcement
033345302
2002-03-11
Houston Police Department
Brown
Brown
Brown
No
12/01/2025
Area Last Seen:
Forum Posts (3)
I've been following Laura Ayala's case for a long time, and something that always stands out to me i... ...Read More
11/02/2024
11/02/2024
Hey everyone,
I've been diving deep into Laura Ayala's disappearance and I'm troubled by the deta... ...Read More
07/14/2024
I've been diving deep into Laura Ayala's disappearance and I'm troubled by the deta... ...Read More
07/14/2024
I’ve been thinking a lot about the red and white cargo van that witnesses reported seeing near the... ...Read More
05/12/2023
05/12/2023
