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Texas woman loses nearly all her SNAP benefits to theft. State records show thousands of victims went without reimbursement
By Lily Nguyen
She was 13 when she disappeared in San Antonio in 1998. What happened to Karina Gaitan?
Lily Nguyen
Lily Nguyen
Reporter · San Antonio, TX
Lily is a graduate of the University of the Incarnate Word with a degree in Public Health and has been working as a reporter focusing on health issues in the community for over four years. She previously contributed to local health magazines and is passionate about improving public health awareness in San Antonio.
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Karina Gaitan reportedly left her San Antonio apartment to meet friends in July 1998, but they said she never arrived.
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