Selfa Flores was 14 when she was last seen in Des Montes, New Mexico, on the morning of October 11, 2005. Her mother last saw her walking toward the bus stop at about 6:30 AM; Selfa never arrived at school that day. The family reports they had argued the night before about her being on the telephone and Selfa told her mother she wouldn’t be home anyway.

At the time she disappeared Selfa was described as a Hispanic female, 5 feet 1 inch tall, about 120 pounds, with long brown hair, brown eyes, pierced ears and a small surgical scar near her left thumb. She was wearing a white polo shirt and green pants when last seen. The mother filed a missing person report with the Taos County Sheriff’s Office on October 14, three days after she went missing.

The Taos County Sheriff’s Office keeps the investigation open. The case is also listed with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.

If anyone in Des Montes or Taos County remembers seeing Selfa around October 11, 2005, or has information that might help, please come forward.