Desiree Chaunessy Carroll was 2 years old when she vanished near her family’s home in Kosse, Texas, on March 25, 1983. That day her mother dropped Desiree and an older sister off near the house; the sister walked ahead while Desiree reportedly followed the mother’s vehicle and then disappeared shortly afterward. Extensive searches of the surrounding rural and wooded area followed, involving hundreds of volunteers, search dogs, and local authorities, but nothing was found.

The case is classified as a non-family abduction. Both parents, who had recently divorced, cooperated with investigators and were subjects of early suspicion, but no definitive evidence has emerged. Age-progressed images have been released over the years and the disappearance remains active in missing persons databases.

If anyone remembers that area of Kosse in March 1983 or has information about Desiree’s disappearance, please come forward.