Desiree Branham was 14 when she vanished from the Phoenix metropolitan area in the winter of 2025–2026. Reports conflict on the last confirmed sighting: some accounts place her in Glendale on December 26, 2025, others list January 5, 2026, and one report recorded her as missing from Phoenix as of March 2, 2026. At the time she disappeared she was described as a creative, kind student with a bright, energetic personality.

Her family has been left anxious and uncertain by the sudden, unexplained absence. The Glendale Police Department and the Phoenix Police Department are both involved in the investigation, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children has assigned a case number, and authorities have asked the public to remain vigilant. Social media has been used to amplify the family’s plea for information.

Conflicting dates and few clear leads complicate the timeline of her disappearance. If anyone has information about Desiree’s whereabouts or recalls seeing her in late December 2025 through early March 2026, please contact the Glendale or Phoenix police departments.