Brenda Eli Ovalle was 16 when she was last seen on February 3, 2004, at her uncle’s home on Manor Boulevard in Naples, Florida. She disappeared the day before her seventeenth birthday and was classified as an endangered runaway. Brenda is described as Hispanic, with brown hair and brown eyes, standing 5 feet 8 inches and weighing about 165 pounds at the time.

Authorities and the family believe she may have left voluntarily and have long considered the possibility she traveled to Mexico to be with relatives. Despite that theory, there has been little confirmed information about her whereabouts and no concrete evidence has been found to verify she is in Mexico. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate and asks anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone knew Brenda, had contact with her after February 3, 2004, or has information about relatives she might have been staying with in Mexico, please share what is known.