Christina Marie Williams was a 13-year old girl who was kidnapped in Seaside, California on June 12, 1998 while taking her dog out for a walk. The case gained widespread media attention. Her remains were found on the former Fort Ord Army Base about three miles from her home on January 12, 1999. Her abductors have not been found. Several celebrites including Clint Eastwood, Mariah Carey, and Reggie Jackson made a Public Service Announcement for Christina. Seaside, the marine shoreline of a Sea, may refer to one of several communities, including: Seaside, Oregon Seaside, California Seaside, Florida This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd) - Land 404,298 km² - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... A public service announcement (PSA) or community service announcement (CSA) is a non-commercial advertisement—typically on radio or television, broadcast for the public good. ...
Sketches of the suspects in the abduction, a male in his late teens and a man in his early twenties, were widely released in the media, but failed to cause them to be found or identified.
Before moving to California, Christina and her family used to live in Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan.
Among many of the people affected by her case were the people she knew in Japan.
Williams, 13, went missing on June 12, 1998, after walking her dog near her home in Seaside, near the Fort Ord army base.
Christina's parents, who have moved to Florida but who returned for the service, brought flowers to a memorial site near the area where their daughter's remains had been found.
Christina's mother, Alice Williams, stood before the crowd and offered a tearful prayer that her daughter's killer will be located.