Karina Alejandra Dominguez, age 33 at the time of her disappearance was reported missing from Commerce, California. Her last known contact was on August 16, 2024; she was seen by family on Whittier Boulevard in Los Angeles and was also spotted in Bakersfield, California, during that same month.
She is described as Hispanic or Latino, approximately 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing around 130 pounds, with red or auburn hair and brown eyes. Her body bears numerous distinctive tattoos, including “Mateo” on her left front shoulder; flowers and the phrase “I will walk by faith even when I cannot see” on her left outer shoulder, accompanied by floral designs; a star above each wrist; “Zypress” on her left outer forearm; butterflies on both ring fingers; pink-petaled flowers on her inner left forearm; “Luis” on her inner right wrist; “Beautiful Disaster” atop her left hand; “Anthony” on her left ankle; and a star beneath one eye.
Karina’s disappearance prompted the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau in Monterey Park to open a case with the NamUs file officially created in August 2025. In May 2025, the Bakersfield Police Department issued a Missing Person alert on behalf of L.A. County authorities. According to that alert, she was last seen in Bakersfield at approximately 2:00 p.m. on August 16, 2024, wearing an unknown-colored shirt and blue pants; the public was urged to contact Detective T. Abraham at 890‑5500 with any information.
No additional publicly accessible updates or developments regarding her whereabouts have surfaced beyond these records.
Last Seen: Aug 16, 2024
