Angela Estella Burns, a one-year-old girl of Hispanic and Caucasian descent, was last seen in Midwest City, Oklahoma. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance point to an alleged parental abduction by her mother, Lilia Burns. At the time she went missing, Angela had brown hair and brown eyes. The case remained open for many years, with law enforcement agencies and organizations for missing children continuing to circulate her information in the hopes of generating new leads.
As time went on, age-progressed photos were created and distributed to give the public an idea of what Angela might look like as she grew older.
The official investigation into Angela's disappearance was handled by the Midwest City Police Department. A felony warrant for kidnapping was eventually issued for Angela's mother, Lilia Burns, on October 1, 2009. It was believed that Lilia may have been using the alias last name Ortiz. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children also became involved, creating a poster with Angela's information and the details of her disappearance to raise public awareness. The case was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System as MP5730. Despite these efforts, years passed without any definitive resolution, leaving family and community members with unanswered questions about Angela's whereabouts and well-being.
Ultimately, after years of uncertainty, there was a significant development in the case. The information available in her NamUs case file now indicates that Angela Burns has been found alive. While the specific details surrounding her recovery and what her life was like during the years she was missing are not widely publicized, the update to her case status confirms that she is no longer considered a missing person. This resolution brings to a close a long and difficult chapter for those who searched for her, ending the decades-long mystery of her disappearance.Last Seen: Mar 7, 1994
