One fall day in 1991, 14-year-old Clarissa vanished into thin air after a night of hanging out with friends. Years later, the mystery of where she disappeared to would be solved, but that discovery would open up a whole new world of unknowns.
Courtesy of San Diego County Crime Stoppers
Episode Info
If you know anything about the murder of 14-year-old Clarissa Castro in 1991, please call the Chula Vista Police Department at (619) 691-5151.
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*Note: Clarissa’s first name is pronounced “CLA-REESE-EE-UH” in accordance with her sister’s guidance. The detective pronounces her name differently.
Clarissa’s “endangered runaway” flyer. Courtesy: The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the Chula Vista Police Department
Map of the approximate location of Clarissa’s body. Courtesy: Google
Newspaper article covering the discovery of Clarissa’s body, published December 11, 1991. Courtesy: Chula Vista Police Department
A San Diego Union article on the discovery of Clarissa’s body, published December 10, 1991. Courtesy: Chula Vista Police Department