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Christina Monteiro, 19, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, was last seen by family on June 7, 1988. She led a transient lifestyle and struggled with heroin addiction; family contact continued until about May or June 1988 and then stopped. She was described as 5 feet 3 inches to 5 feet 5 inches, about 110 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, and had distinctive scars and tattoos.

Her disappearance is linked in timing and victim profile to the New Bedford Highway murders, a series in 1988–1989 in which the remains of nine women with histories of drug use and prostitution were found along highways around the city. Investigators consider Christina a possible victim in that series. Several leads were explored over the years, including inquiries involving local attorney Kenneth Ponte, but no definitive link has been established and the case remains unresolved.

Did anyone who knew Christina or who was in New Bedford in 1988 see or hear anything that could help clarify what happened to her?