Community members gathered at the overpass in Vallejo where 15-year-old Pearl Pinson Rodriguez was last seen a decade earlier. Pearl disappeared while walking to school near her home. Supporters decorated the site and handed out pearl necklaces to symbolize remembrance and to show care for her memory. Her father, James Pinson, described ongoing uncertainty and coping with not knowing where she is. Witnesses reported Pearl was dragged into a car, and her father said law enforcement response was too slow, urging AMBER Alert law changes. Pearl’s body was never found. Authorities identified Fernando Castro as the suspect, and Pearl’s sister described hearing gunshots and Pearl being thrown into a car trunk. The suspect was later killed by police in Santa Barbara.
"“We don't want them to think that she's forgotten. This is an effort to show care and love from the community,” said Jacque Barsotti of Suite Treatments."
"“Part of me is missing. Not knowing where she is at. I just deal with it one day at a time,” he said. “Hoping to bring awareness that this can happen to anybody. Trying to get the law change on the AMBER Alert. It should have been sooner than what it was almost 22 hours later,” James Pinson said."
"“After he left, he heard another gunshot. Other witnesses heard Pearl screaming 'stop' after that last gunshot and then he was seen throwing her into the trunk of his car,” she said."
"“The only thing they found of her was ju"
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