When a teen vanishes from a safe neighborhood in California’s Bay Area on her way to the school bus stop, a brutal crime of opportunity and a controversial DNA evidence law lead to a rare no-body homicide conviction in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
Sierra LaMar was 15-years-old when she vanished from her Morgan Hill, California neighborhood on March 16, 2012. Investigators determined that she’d been abducted on her way to the school bus stop. Image source: family photo.Family and friends described Sierra as having a magnetic personality. Her family has not had the opportunity to lay her to rest, as her killer has not revealed the location of her remains. Image source: family photo.Pictured: the last known photo of Sierra, taken the morning of her disappearance. The San Jose Sharks hoodie she’s wearing was later found neatly folded inside of her purse, which was inexplicably located inside of a shed in an empty farm field. Image source: family photo.In a rare no-body homicide conviction, Antolin Garcia-Torres has been convicted of abducting and murdering Sierra Lamar. He is serving life in prison without the possibility of parole. He has not revealed the location of Sierra’s remains. Image source: booking photo.Pictured: The Californian newspaper documents some of the extensive search efforts that were undertaken in an attempt to locate Sierra LaMar. Professionals and civilian volunteers alike searched land and water for her, without success. Although her killer has been convicted, her remains have never been found. Image source: The Californian (April 21, 2012 ed.).
Sierra is still waiting to be found. If you have any information on the location of her remains, please call the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office’s tipline at 1-408-808-4431 or leave an anonymous tip at: tips.fbi.gov.
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