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Margarita Anay-Laynez, a 15-year-old Hispanic female, was reported missing from West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, on August 12, 2021. At the time of her disappearance, she was described as being 4 feet 11 inches tall, weighing approximately 120 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. She may go by the name Mishel or Mishell. Authorities indicated that she might have traveled to Ohio or Indiana.

The West Mifflin Police Department has been actively investigating Margarita's disappearance. They ...Read More
Last Seen: Aug 11, 2021

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Victim Details

Mar 03, 2025

Mar 04, 2025

Margarita

Anay-laynez

19

15

59 inches

100 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Female

In the late summer of 2021, a 16-year-old girl named Margarita Anay-laynez, who was also known by her nickname Mishel, disappeared from her community in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. She was last seen on August 11th of that year. At the time she went missing, Margarita was described as a Hispanic female with black hair and brown eyes. She stood at a height of five feet, nine inches, and weighed approximately 100 pounds. The community and her loved ones were left with profound uncertainty and concern when she vanished from the borough located just outside of Pittsburgh. The circumstances surrounding Margarita�s disappearance are noted as her having run away. The West Mifflin Borough Police Department is the agency handling her case. Despite the active investigation, specific details about the events leading up to her disappearance have not been widely publicized, which is common in cases involving minors. The lack of extensive media coverage has left many questions unanswered, making the available information about her case feel vague and leaving her family and community grappling with the unknown. The search for Margarita continues, a quiet but persistent effort to bring a missing child home. Her case is a heart-wrenching reminder of the many young people who go missing each year. The overview of this case is one of a sudden and troubling disappearance of a young girl on the cusp of adulthood. Without a public resolution, the case remains a painful open chapter for those who know and care about Margarita Anay-laynez, holding onto hope for her safe return.

Aug 11, 2021

West Mifflin

Pennsylvania

Allegheny County

West Mifflin

No

165121

West Mifflin Borough

West Mifflin

Pennsylvania

Allegheny County

15122

1020 Lebanon Road, Pennsylvania

4124610600

Local

Law Enforcement

WM21-003282

2025-03-03

West Mifflin Borough

na

Black

Brown

Brown

05/19/2026


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