Anna Maria Rodriguez, 34, went missing in Tijuana, Mexico, in the summer of 1999 after traveling there for her father’s funeral. She was denied reentry to the United States because she was not a U.S. citizen and planned to use a coyote to cross the border back to Los Angeles.

Her husband sent money by Western Union to pay the smuggler, and that is the last confirmed contact; after the transaction all communication stopped and she never returned home. At disappearance she was described as Hispanic, black hair, brown eyes, 5 feet 1 inch, about 130 pounds, wearing black pants and a white shirt. The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating, and reports note she sometimes spent long periods in Tijuana.

If anyone knew Anna Maria’s movements in Tijuana that summer or has information about the smuggling arrangement, please share what is known.