Carol Jacqueline Hernandez was 15 when she vanished from Waco, Texas. She was last seen on July 2, 2022, and at that time was described as a Hispanic female with brown hair and black eyes, 5 feet 3 inches and about 160 pounds. Witnesses reported she was wearing a gray sweatshirt, black leggings, and Vans tennis shoes.

Carol had been placed at Trinity Home in Waco on June 30, 2022, and was reported as a runaway two days later. Originally from the Houston area, her case remained classified as a runaway until she turned 17, when her status was formally changed to missing and the case received broader attention. The circumstances of her leaving the facility are unclear.

The Waco Police Department has an open investigation; her information has been entered in national missing-persons databases and shared publicly. If anyone saw Carol after July 2, 2022, or has information about her time at Trinity Home, please come forward.