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Misty Ortega Missing Person Case

Last seen in Mixon, Texas on Aug 08, 1995

Victim Details

Apr 15, 2010

Feb 08, 2023

Misty

Ortega

45

15

69 inches

140 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Aug 08, 1995

Mixon

Texas

Cherokee County

26837

Cherokee County Sheriff's Office

Rusk

Texas

Cherokee County

75785

Gina Battley

Captain

272 Underwood Street, Texas

9036832272

County

Law Enforcement

http://www.co.cherokee.tx.us/ips/cms/countyoffices/sheriff.html

950799

Cherokee County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

07/22/2026


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Misty Dawn Ortega, a 15-year-old girl, disappeared on August 8, 1995, from Mixon, Texas, along with her 13-year-old sister, Crystal Ortega. The two girls left their family’s home in Troup, Texas, and have not been seen or heard from since. Initially, authorities believed that the sisters might have left voluntarily, but as the years passed without any contact or trace, that theory was reconsidered.

Misty was described as 5'9", weighing about 140 pounds, with brown hair and h ...
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Last Seen: Aug 08, 1995

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  • Twenty years later, sisters still missing | News - Jacksonville Progress
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    I was thinking about the possibility of Misty needing glasses or contacts at the time of her disappe... ...Read More
    04/06/2024
    Does anyone else find it odd that the girls left without taking any personal belongings? I was readi... ...Read More
    06/25/2023
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