Michelle Prasek

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A break in the 33-year disappearance of New York City youth Etan Patz brings back the memories of a child missing from Montgomery County, TX.

Michelle Prasek was last seen when she was 12 years old in her home in the 3000 block of Valerie Lane in South County on the morning of Dec. 19, 1997. Prasek’s mother, Beth, said her daughter was in the house at 7:30 a.m. as she left for work.

Michelle had reportedly quarreled with her mother about shopping plans.

Michelle has had no prior history of running away and no trouble with the law or school. She was a good student academically. Michelle’s parents are divorced and, prior to her disappearance, she was looking forward to spending the Christmas holidays with her father in Kingsville, Texas. The family including another daughter moved to the Spring area near the Woodlands from Louisiana in September.

However, Conroe Independent School District records show Michelle, a 5-foot-3, 135-pound Knox Junior High School student, did not attend school that day, MCSO Cold Case Detective Tommy Duroy said.

“Over the years, we’ve had dozens of leads, including possible sightings in other years, but nothing inclusive,” he said. “It’s a case that always stays close to our desks.”

There is a $1,000 reward for information about this case.

In this case, the FBI, the Texas Rangers and the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Special Crimes have been “heavily involved” in the search for Michelle Prasek.

A green backpack and an orange Tabby cat also were missing from the Prasek residence in the Timber Lakes/Timber Ridge subdivision.

Other identifying marks on Prasek is blonde hair, blue eyes, and a birthmark on the palm of her hand.

MCSO Cold Case Detectives have submitted DNA from family members to the Missing Persons/Unidentified DNA database. In addition to her photograph as a 12-year-old, Cold Case Detectives have included an “age progressed” photograph on the department’s website of Prasek, who would be 26 or 27 years old today.

Prasek is the only missing child in the county and the city of Conroe, according to law enforcement.

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