Texas Teen Vanishes Into Thin Air Days After Christmas

Hailey Darlene Dunn

Hailey Dunn was said to be spending the night at a friend’s house on the evening of  Monday, Dec. 27, 2010. But when the 13-year-old didn’t come home the next morning, Billie Dunn – Hailey’s mother – knew something was wrong. Cops say she immediately filed a missing persons report after learning Hailey’s friend wasn’t even expecting her as a visitor.

“From the start, our department and our colleagues from other law enforcement and judicial agencies that have joined our effort have treated Hailey’s case as one of a missing person,” said Colorado City Manager Pete Kampfer. “We’ve made no assumptions as to what occurred, intentionally focusing on rapidly collecting facts and using these facts to guide our work.”



Cops say 13 year old cheerleader Hailey Darlene Dunn
vanished on Monday Dec 27 2010 The girl was believed
to be staying at a friend's house that evening but never
 showed up.



Police say alerts were also distributed to both the NCIC and TCIC systems, computer networks established to link law enforcement personnel across the country and throughout Texas, respectively.



“We’re applying all personnel and other resources necessary and appropriate to our work in finding Hailey, with no plans of letting up,” Kampfer said. “This is a night-and-day endeavor for us all.”

Now the Colorado City Police has even enlisted the help of the Texas Rangers to help locate the missing 13-year-old cheerleader. Cops tell AMW that they are also conducting a thorough and ongoing investigation of people and places in the immediate area of Hailey’s house, including all registered sex offenders in the city.

But, cops still need your tips in the baffling disappearance of the Texas teen.

Cops: Insufficient Evidence To Issue AMBER Alert


Police say Hailey Darlene Dunn is a student and cheerleader at Colorado City Middle School. They say the 13-year-old girl was last seen wearing navy blue sweatpants, a short-sleeved light-colored T-shirt, flip flops and red hoop earrings. They say Hailey’s upper left ear is also pierced, and she stands at 5 feet 1 inch tall and weighs around 120 pounds. She has hazel eyes and light brown hair with blond highlights.

Cops can’t say for sure if Hailey was abducted or ran away, but they consider the circumstances of her disappearance suspicious. Unfortunately, Hailey’s case has not yet met the requirement for issuance of an AMBER Alert for this reason. They say they have made three separate requests for a posting of the missing child alert but have been turned down each time.

“In each of the three requests, we’ve been told that there is not enough information currently available about Hailey’s disappearance to issue an AMBER Alert,” said Colorado City Police Chief John Bivens. “The minimum standard for creating an AMBER Alert is knowledge of a suspect, a description of a vehicle involved in an abduction and/or a route and direction of travel.”

Cops tell AMW that they will not be deterred and are hoping the national attention the case is now receiving will help bring Hailey home safely.

“This community and, in particular, the family and friends of Hailey Dunn can be absolutely confident that we will continue to pursue the issuance of an AMBER Alert with each additional piece of evidence we uncover until such a time as we meet the minimum standards established by the AMBER Alert system in Texas,” Chief Bivens added.

Remember: You can remain anonymous.

Have you seen missing child Hailey Dunn? If so, do the right thing and call our Hotline right away at 1-800-CRIME-TV. Remember: You can remain anonymous.
- Jenny Allen, AMW Staff

If you’ve seen 13-year-old Hailey Darlene Dunn or have any information about her disappearance, do the right thing and call our Hotline right away at 1-800-CRIME-TV.

Resource: America's Most Wanted, http://www.amw.com/missing_children/case.cfm?id=76136

View Hailey's thread on the Find Madeleine forum HERE!