Maria Antonia Mauricio, 19, disappeared from Phoenix on January 20, 1997. That morning she was at a restaurant near 17th Avenue and Van Buren Street with her grandmother; at about 10:30 a.m. she was seen getting into a small white two-door car driven by an unidentified man and has not been seen or heard from since.

Known also as Cholla and Little Munchkin, Maria was about three months pregnant when she vanished. She is Hispanic, with brown hair and brown eyes, about 5 feet 3 inches to 5 feet 5 inches and 130 to 140 pounds. Distinctive tattoos include three teardrops by her right eye, Mauricio across her back, Casper on her upper right arm, and Benavides vertically down her lower left leg; she also had tattoos on her right hand and left fingers. She may have surgical scars on her face and has pierced ears. She has used the last name Valenzuela.

The Phoenix Police Department leads the investigation and authorities say foul play is suspected. The case remains open and the family continues to seek answers. Did anyone in the Phoenix area see Maria or that white two-door vehicle on the morning of January 20, 1997?