Kristina Thay Nguyen was 4 when she disappeared with her mother, Stephanie Van Nguyen, and her younger brother John on April 18, 2002. The family was last seen after Stephanie left their Cincinnati, Ohio home and left a note saying her troubled marriage had led her to decide to end her life and those of her children, and that she planned to drive a 1997 Nissan Pathfinder into the Ohio River. On April 19 a police officer in Rising Sun, Indiana stopped that vehicle for a minor traffic violation and reported seeing two young children asleep in the backseat, presumed to be Kristina and John.

After that encounter the family was never seen again. Stephanie’s submerged vehicle was recovered near Aurora, Indiana in October 2021 and human remains inside were identified as hers, but there was no trace of Kristina or her brother in or around the vehicle. Both children remain missing and their fate is unknown.

Does anyone have information about Kristina, John, or their movements after April 19, 2002?