VENTURA, CA – Two sisters, missing for 36 years, have been found alive and well in Ventura County, California. Jasmine and Elizabeth Ramos, who vanished as infants, were living under new identities and were unaware they had been reported missing.
Their disappearance dates back to 1989 when their mother was tragically murdered in Arizona. She was found stabbed multiple times, her body discovered without identification. The sisters, then just two months and 14 months old, were found days later in a park bathroom after a passerby heard them crying.
At the time, authorities failed to connect the dots between the deceased woman and her missing daughters. The girls were subsequently adopted by a couple and raised together, oblivious to their past.
The breakthrough came when the Mojave County Police Department revisited cold cases in 2019. Officers took fingerprints from the unidentified woman and found a match, uncovering her identity and connecting her to a family member. DNA evidence further confirmed the link.
The investigation revealed that the woman had used an alias, complicating initial efforts to identify her. This DNA connection eventually led detectives to the sisters, who had been reported missing alongside their mother.
While the sisters’ reactions remain private, it is known that they had collected clippings and files over the years, driven by curiosity about their origins. Raised by a foster family, they had no idea of the tragic events that unfolded in their infancy.
The case has now shifted focus to finding their mother’s killer. Witnesses from the time recall seeing the family with two men in a car, information that police hope will jog someone’s memory.
Authorities are urging anyone with information to come forward as they continue to seek justice for the sisters’ mother.