The search for missing Dallas ISD teacher's assistant Jennifer Mendez Olascoaga continues
Olascoaga was last seen at the Creekside mobile home park in Seagoville on the evening of Sept. 27.
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Olascoaga was last seen at the Creekside mobile home park in Seagoville on the evening of Sept. 27.
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