Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 02/24/2007
- Missing From:
- Missing From Dallas, Texas
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race Hispanic
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 11/16/1974 (50)
- Age:
- Age 32 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’3, 150 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A black sleeveless shirt, gray pants and large loop earrings.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic female. Black hair, brown eyes. Norma’s ears are pierced.
- Details of Disappearance:
- Norma and her 8-month-old baby, Dafne, vanished from their Dallas apartment on February 24, 2007. They were going to meet Norma’s ex-boyfriend but never showed up.
Twenty-four hours later, baby Dafne was found alone and safe on a porch in Matamoros, Mexico. She had a stroller, blanket, and food, but no note explaining what happened. Mexican social workers named her “Estrellita” (Little Star).
Norma’s family saw news about Estrellita and thought it might be Dafne. DNA tests confirmed it was her, and she was reunited with her grandparents. But Norma was gone and hasn’t been seen since.
Police first thought Norma took Dafne to Mexico, but now they think something bad might have happened to her. Norma was a good mother who wouldn’t leave her daughter or her belongings behind. She was in the US illegally at the time. The case is still a mystery.
- Agency:
- Texas Department of Public Safety 800-346-3243
- Source Links:
This person was missing Missing Since 02/24/2007