Missing Round Rock Teen Subject Of Three-State Search

ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — Family members of a missing Round Rock teenager are pleading for help from the public in helping find a loved one.

Kierra Espy, 16, was last seen by her family on Aug. 20, her stepmother, Linda Fitzgeral Espy, wrote in a Facebook post. The woman posted a flyer with the girl's picture on Facebook and other social media platforms, noting the girl goes by the name of Katrina.

"So after hearing back from the detective working this case, I am posting on my social media for everyone to sound the alarm," the woman said in the social media post. "As you all know this is my stepdaughter Kierra. She goes by Kiki, Kat, Katrina, Kai and Luna that I know of. We last spoke with her at 7.30 p.m. on Monday Aug. 20. No fight, no blowup, just gone."

The missing girl's stepmom noted there has been no social media activity on the girl's accounts since she disappeared.

Round Rock police confirmed the case, saying the girl was reported missing two days after she went missing. She stands at five feet, three inches and weighs about 108 pounds, according to law enforcement officials. A police spokesman told media outlets they have gotten in touch with the girl's relatives in Illinois and Missouri as part of their investigation, and information about her has since been listed on state and national missing persons databases.

Those with information related to the girl's whereabouts are urged to call the Round Rock Police Department at (512) 218-5500.

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