AMANDA ESCOBAR - 8 yo - Bakersfield CA

Bakersfield police have asked for the public's help in finding an
8-year-old girl and her mother who have been missing since Oct. 14.
Nancy Escobar, 48, and her daughter, Amanda, have been missing since
they were evicted from a condominium that they were renting on
Nottingham Drive near Ming Avenue and Ashe Road.
A strange twist in the case is that Escobar's family didn't know of
her financial problems until it was too late. The family has since paid
her back rent and other debts, said private investigator Riley Parker,
who was hired by the family.
"Here is a woman who is homeless and doesn't have to be," Parker said.
Police reported that the mother suffers from an undiagnosed mental
problem and possibly has a physical illness. That's why the daughter
may be at risk, police said.


The girl, who will turn 9 years old in the next week, has never been enrolled in school, Parker said.
Her mother has never obtained authorization to home school her child, he said.
The mother and daughter typically stayed in their condominium until
after 2:30 p.m. -- the time school would have been let out -- and then
they boarded a bus on Ming Avenue to Valley Plaza or the Marketplace,
Parker said.
Child Protective Services learned about the schooling problem for
Amanda and tried to contact her mother, Parker said. It may be that the
mother has gone into deeper hiding to stay away from CPS, he said.
Escobar has two other older children who have earlier been removed from her care, Parker said.
But her family has offered to help her, Parker said.
She has not been in contact with any member of her family since Oct. 14, he said.
Parker searched local shelters and charity centers without any results.
The girl is 4-foot-7, 85 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. The
mother is 5-foot-4, 115 pounds,, with brown hair and blue eyes.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 327-7111. Parker
also has information about her family and can be reached at 635-0633.

Detective Mary DeGeare said that the mother and daughter who were missing have been found.The Bakersfield Police Department ws on the lookout for a mother and her child who were last seen on Oct. 14.The BPD said that Nancy Escobar, 48, and her daughter Amanda, 8, were missing since Oct. 14.Family members said Nancy suffers from an undiagnosed mental problem and possibly has a physical illness.Family members told police that Amanda may be at risk in the care of her mother.Police believe that the two were staying at local motels.