Maria Gabriela Medina was 19 when she was last seen in Los Angeles on March 3, 1989. She worked near East 6th Street and South Los Angeles Street and left her job about 1:00 p.m. to look for work near 9th Street and Los Angeles Street; she never returned and has not been heard from since.

Maria is described as a Hispanic female, 5 feet 1 inch tall, about 115 pounds, with long brown hair and brown eyes. She has an eight-inch birthmark on her left thigh and a smaller birthmark on her left foot. On the day she disappeared she was wearing a black skirt, a gray sweater with a black stripe, beige shoes and carrying a black purse.

The Los Angeles Police Department continues to list the case as active; age-progressed images have been released and family and authorities remain hopeful that new information will surface. If anyone knew Maria or has information about her whereabouts, please contact the authorities.