Sheriff's 'ID the Missing' Day Gives Family Answers After 28 Years

Orange County’s inaugural event to encourage DNA contributions from the families of missing people yielded its first success recently, officials said today.

A handful of family members of Kristyne Olivia Trejo submitted DNA samples at the Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s Oct. 3 event, Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said.

Trejo was last seen on June 27, 1988, in Santa Ana when she was 28 years old, officials said.

Her skeletal remains were found in San Bernardino County sometime in 1989. The genetic material collected in October helped investigators match the remains with Trejo.

At the Oct. 3 event 34 families provided 47 DNA samples, sheriff’s Lt. Jeff Hallock said.

On Tuesday, Trejo’s daughter, Tina Costa, and son, Andrew Trejo, will meet with reporters to discuss the case of their missing mother.

City News Service