days her entire life story, her family details, and were treated to video of her playing her harp.
Funny how Laura Estrada hasn't gotten the "Smart" treatment:
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/05/05/teen-girl-missing-from-bridgeport/
A teenage girl has been missing for more than a week from her South Side Bridgeport neighborhood home.
Laura Estrada, 16, was last seen April 26 in the 900 block of West 34th Place, according to a community alert from Area Central detectives.
She is described as Hispanic with a medium complexion, 5-feet-5, 220 pounds with black hair and brown eyes, the alert said.
Laura was last seen wearing a pink sweater and blue gym shoes, the alert said.
And those three young ladies who were found in that hell hole in Cleveland? I never heard about them in the ten years they suffered--the first I heard their story is when they were found.
What's up with that? Maybe this?
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/11/cleveland-kidnapping-adbucted-missing-girls/2151859/
...Across the country, missing people from diverse backgrounds and lower socioeconomic statuses are more likely to get less resources and attention than affluent white victims, according to Mark Anthony Neal, a professor of African and African-American studies at Duke University.
Authorities also at times assume people of color and lower incomes naturally are exposed to more violence, Neal said. The assumption might lead authorities to miss chances to save people from dangerous situations....
When crime happens in poor neighborhoods, it often isn't covered with the same verve as crime in rich neighborhoods. It's often regarded, wrongly, as the 'cost' of living at a particular address.
That said, your link touches on many salient points that are valid theories as well.
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