Missing Arizona Woman Found: Everything to Know About Christina Marie Plante After She Was Discovered Alive 32 Years Following Her 1994 Disappearance
Christina Marie Plante was missing for more than 3 decades.
May 26 2026, Published 8:30 p.m. ET
Christina Marie Plante's missing person case is now considered resolved after authorities found her alive, and RadarOnline.com can now reveal everything about the woman who intentionally disappeared.
Christina Marie Plante Went Missing in 1994
Christina Marie Plante was found alive 32 years after her disappearance.
The Arizona woman, now 45, vanished on May 16, 1994, when she was 13. She was last seen heading to the stable where her horse was kept and "was not seen again," according to the poster the Gila County Sheriff's Office released at the time. The blonde-haired teen was wearing a white T-shirt, shorts, and black tennis shoes when she disappeared from Star Valley, Arizona.
In a May 18, 1994, The Payson Roundup article, then-Gila County Sheriff's Deputy Terry Hudgens said Plante "had commented to friends about running away. But everybody kind of treats it not too seriously because they don't think she'd ever leave without her horse and her brother."
Plante's aunt and uncle put up a $10,000 reward for information on her whereabouts, but nothing emerged for over three decades.
Christina Marie Plante Found Alive 32 Years Later
She went missing in 1994.
In a Facebook statement, the Gila County Sheriff's Office announced Plante's case was officially closed after the missing teen, now an adult, was located.
Captain Jamie Garrett contacted the woman to confirm her identity, later learning Plante left on purpose and with the assistance of others.
"I was dumbfounded," the cold case investigator shared on Jesse Weber Live on April 2. "I was like, 'Oh, my gosh. Okay, so you ran away.' I told her … 'You know, we were under the impression that somebody kidnapped you. It was deemed a criminal offense.'"
He assumed, "I guess she wasn't happy with where she was living and who she was living with, and she ran away."
Plante reportedly said what happened was "a long time ago" and "an old life."
"She's in her adult life. She has her family now. That's not something she even thinks about," Garrett continued.
Technological advances and new investigative techniques reportedly helped authorities locate Plante.
Chief Deputy James Lahti expressed a similar sentiment in an interview with NBC News, saying they did not know where Plante was and that they were "under the impression she had been kidnapped."
"We're still in the process of looking into what happened, and as new information develops, we will be providing updates," Lahti remarked.
Meanwhile, Hudgens said Plante's father had custody of her. However, she wanted to live with her mother.
"It was a custody battle," he added.
Christina Marie Plante Now Has a Family of Her Own
Christina Marie Plante married as a teen.
According to the Daily Mail, Plante married as a teen in 1998, four years after she was reported missing.
She has welcomed three sons with her husband of nearly three decades, Shawn Hollon, a software engineering manager. Per Hollon, his wife has been receiving renewed attention after being identified. He also confirmed she told him her story before they got married.
The outlet added Plante lives in a five-bedroom home with her family.
Christina Marie Plante Is Working for a Private Investigations Company
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She is a mom-of-three.
Plante graduated with a psychology degree from Missouri State University. Per the Daily Mail, she works in a supervisory role for a Springfield-based private investigations company that handles insurance fraud.
