"Kristen Galvan, a teen girl who went missing after being sex-trafficked in 2020, has been confirmed to have been murdered. Galvan's death was determined through a recent DNA testing of partial remains of a girl found under a bridge in Missouri City, Texas, three weeks after she disappeared at age 15, said Robyn Cory, her mother. Cory has spent more than five years searching for her daughter, who was trafficked by Houston gang members after being groomed by them over Instagram."
"While Kristen's remains were discovered on 29 January 2020, they were classified as a Jane Doe by the authorities and not investigated as part of her missing person's case. A now-removed profile of the Jane Doe on the Department of Justice's NamUs website a national database of missing, unidentified and unclaimed people described an unidentified girl believed to be between 12 and 18 years old. The listing included a forensic facial reconstruction image that strongly resembled Kristen, according to Cory. Yet DNA from the body was not tested until July 2025."
"Cory was told that her mitochondrial DNA matched the body's in August, confirming they are mother and child. However, the police asked her not to publicly disclose the information for several months as they investigated the case. Cory first became aware of the Jane Doe profile on NamUs in 2022. At the time, Cory had asked law enforcement to check if the remains were her daughter's, according to correspondence viewed by the Guardian."
Kristen Galvan disappeared at age 15 after being groomed over Instagram and sex-trafficked by Houston gang members. Partial remains found under a Missouri City bridge on 29 January 2020 were entered as a Jane Doe and listed on the Department of Justice's NamUs database with a forensic facial reconstruction resembling Kristen. Law enforcement did not test the remains' DNA at the time, despite the mother's inquiries. DNA testing in July 2025 later matched the remains to Kristen through mitochondrial DNA, and her mother was told of the match in August. Kristen is believed to have been bound with duct tape, beaten and stabbed; only parts of her skull were recovered and other remains remain missing.
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