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Cristela Zavala Missing Person Case

Last seen in Gretna, Louisiana on May 01, 2016

Victim Details

Oct 13, 2020

Oct 13, 2020

Cristela

Zavala

27

17

63 inches

150 lbs

180 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Female

May 01, 2016

Gretna

Louisiana

Jefferson Parish

No

91512

Gretna Police Department

Gretna

Louisiana

Jefferson Parish

70053

200 5th Street, Louisiana

5043664374

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.gretnapolice.com/

I-62409-16

2016-09-25

Gretna Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/16/2026


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In the spring of 2016, a teenage girl named Cristela Zavala disappeared from her home in Gretna, Louisiana, leaving her family and community with unanswered questions. At seventeen years old, Cristela was on the cusp of adulthood. She was described as a Hispanic female with brown hair and brown eyes. On the day she went missing, she stood at approximately five feet three inches tall and weighed between 150 and 180 pounds. The circumstances leading to her disappearance were rooted in a moment of ...
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Last Seen: May 01, 2016

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