LLANO — The family of a 16-year-old girl missing after meeting a "talent agent" through a vampire-Goth website is hoping somebody can help them find the teenager.
Julia Hinton’s family hasn’t seen her since 1 p.m. March 23, they said.
The Llano High School student may have disappeared after someone claiming to be a talent agent met her through a website catering to those interested in vampires and the Goth lifestyle, relatives said March 27.
"We’re very concerned," said grandmother Patricia Shannon. "Nobody’s heard from her since Friday when she checked out of school."
The high school junior is 5-feet 7-inches tall, weighs 155 pounds and has reddish-brown hair she may have dyed black. She also has the remnants of the word "love" imprinted on her left leg about a year ago, relatives said.
The Llano County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the disappearance, but can’t release many details at this stage, said Chief Deputy John Neff.
Shannon said the girl became involved with the vampire-Goth website about a year ago, where the family believes she "met" a man who identified himself as Joshua and said he was 29.
Another family member said the man claimed to be a talent agent and planned to pick up Hinton, telling her that he was taking her to Austin or Dallas for a photo shoot.
Calls to the teen’s cell phone went straight to voicemail, the family member said.
Anyone with information regarding Hinton’s whereabouts should contact the Sheriff’s Office at (325) 247-5050; the Hill Country Area Crime Stoppers at 1-866-756-TIPS (8477); or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST (843-5678).
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