Pearl Pinson was a 15 year old from Vallejo, California. She was a typical 21st century teenager

who had two siblings. On the morning of May 25, 2016, on her way to school, Pearl was attacked

and taken away by Fernando Castro. He was eventually killed by police. She was never seen again.

I'm a dancer and this is unfound.

Although the public perception may be different, crimes committed against people are usually perpetrated

by people the victims know. For women, they are usually raped and or murdered by men who are

in their social circle. If your house or apartment is ever broken into while you're out,

the best choice for the intruder is someone you know. When men get into fights at bars, sporting

events, or Nickelback concerts, those altercations are with other men whose names they already know.

The stats are clear and not end out. However, as law enforcement uses DNA to solve more and

more older violent crimes, going back to the 1980s, 70s and beyond, we are discovering that

many of these illegal acts have been committed by people the victims didn't know. I'm not saying

those revelations are enough to change our thinking, but they are certainly enough to consider

them an option when examining disappearances we cover ununfound. Well, in the case of Pearl Pinson,

there is no mystery as to who caused her disappearance. The man's name is Fernando Castro,

and he's dead now. But Pearl is still missing almost five years later.

And we're left to not only figure out where she is, but what went so wrong with these two

strangers on a street. And now a summary of the case, this is brought to you by my friend Megan

Good's website, Charlieproject.org. If you ever got to meet Pearl Pinson, she would have been your

typical teenager. She had occasional tussles with her siblings, but down deep she had their back.

Pearl didn't much like school for the education, but she enjoyed the social aspects.

And concerning school, like most teenagers who can't drive yet, Pearl walked to the bus stop,

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