Seventeen-year-old Genesis Gabriella Balch was last seen in her Thousand Oaks home on March 31, 2026; family reported her missing on April 1, 2026 and the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office is investigating. She is described as 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall, about 120 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes, and distinctive tattoos: an angel on the inside of her left forearm and a dollar sign, the letter K, and a small heart on the webbing of her left hand.

Genesis’s guardian believes she may have traveled to Los Angeles, with particular concern she went to the Skid Row area. She has a history of drug abuse and depression and is thought to frequent East Los Angeles. The family received a voicemail from her on April 19, 2026, the last direct contact. On May 27, 2026 an acquaintance said they were with Genesis at Los Angeles Central Station; the acquaintance reports Genesis chose to go to Skid Row while they planned to return to Ventura County and they parted ways. This is the last reported sighting.

Anyone who saw Genesis in Los Angeles, East Los Angeles, or along travel routes between Ventura County and downtown Los Angeles is asked to come forward with information about her whereabouts.