Deniese Hiraman was 13 when she left her South Ozone Park home in Queens on the morning of August 27, 1999, around 8:00 a.m. She was expected to go to school but never arrived. Known as Pinks or Pinky, she was 5 feet 3 inches and about 90 pounds, with brown hair she sometimes highlighted blonde or braided, brown eyes (she sometimes wore non-prescription contact lenses to change the color), and a round burn scar on her right forearm. She was of Guyanese descent and spoke English and Guyanese Creole.

The case was initially treated as a runaway after fake identification listing her as 18 was found and because she associated with a rough crowd and possibly had gang contacts. Her family disputed that she had a reason to run. In 2005 the classification changed to endangered missing. Over the years unconfirmed tips have suggested she might have traveled to places including Minnesota, Florida, Georgia, Canada or Trinidad, but no resolution has been reached and the NYPD continues to investigate.

Does anyone from South Ozone Park or Deniese’s circle from the late 1990s remember seeing her or have information that could help the ongoing investigation?