Above: Sophia Hall Nunez in 2023

Sophia Astrid Hall Nunez

Last seen in Encinitas, California on October 5, 2023

Vital statistics: Biracial (hispanic/white) female. Born on January 15, 2022. Blond hair, brown eyes. Her ears are pierced. Was one at the time.

Circumstances: She was abducted by her non-custodial mother, Perla Marlene Nunez Valle. A photo and vital statistics are posted below. A felony warrant for kidnapping was issued for her on February 1, 2024. They may be in the company of her non-custodial maternal grandmother; photos and vital statistics for her are not available. They may be in the area of Queens, New York. Some agencies give the date of her disappearance as September 25, 2022.


Above: Perla Nunez Valle in 2023

Vital statistics: Hispanic female. Born on September 7, 1982. Black hair, brown eyes. She goes by her middle name, "Marlene," and her ears are pierced. Some agencies give her last name as "Nunez." Was forty-one at the time.

If you have any information as to Sophia's whereabouts, please contact the United States Marshals Service at 619-980-3690. Any information received can be kept confidential.


Information used to compile this casefile came from the following resources:
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The Charley Project
NamUs National Missing Persons Data System
New York State Missing and Exploited Children Clearinghouse
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