‘It didn’t need to end this way’: mother of US teen trafficked and killed decries police failures
Robyn Cory at home in Houston in this 2024 picture. Photograph: Tola Olawale/The GuardianView image in fullscreenRobyn Cory at home in Houston in this 2024 picture. The rest of her body has never been recovered.
- ▪Robyn Cory at home in Houston in this 2024 picture.
- ▪Photograph: Tola Olawale/The GuardianView image in fullscreenRobyn Cory at home in Houston in this 2024 picture.
- ▪The rest of her body has never been recovered.
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| Original publisher | The Guardian — US |
| Canonical URL | https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/07/kristen-galvan-houston-family |
| Publication time | Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:00:18 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-08-07T13:10:41.872Z |
| Last seen | 2026-08-07T13:10:41.872Z |
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| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
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Robyn Cory at home in Houston in this 2024 picture. Photograph: Tola Olawale/The GuardianView image in fullscreenRobyn Cory at home in Houston in this 2024 picture. Photograph: Tola Olawale/The GuardianTexas‘It didn’t need to end this way’: mother of US teen trafficked and killed decries police failuresRobyn Cory says daughter Kristen was not protected, amid questions about why it took six years to identify remainsKatie McQueFri 7 Aug 2026 09.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 7 Aug 2026 09.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe family of Kristen Galvan, a 15-year-old Houston girl who was sex trafficked and murdered, says law enforcement failed her twice by not protecting her after she gave forensic interviews about her traffickers, and later by taking more than six years to identify her…
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