Irene Marie Garcia was 13 when she disappeared from Watsonville, California, on December 7, 1997. Described as Hispanic with brown hair and brown eyes, she was about 5 feet 3 inches tall and 133 pounds. The case record notes she may also have used the last name Chavarin and that she was considered endangered missing at the time.

Very few details are available about the circumstances of Irene’s disappearance. Investigators have not determined what happened to her and she has not been heard from since the day she vanished. Age-progressed images have been issued over the years but no significant breakthroughs have been reported. The Watsonville Police Department continues to investigate and is asking anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone knew Irene, her family, or her associates around 1997 and can help, please contact the Watsonville Police Department.