Gorgeous Girl 26, Caught on Camera Leaving for Work, DISAPPEARS: WHERE'S ARELIE

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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🗓️ 22 November 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Arelie Garcia is the youngest of the six children in her family.

After high school, Garcia trains in Automotive Mechanics Technology at the Center for Employment Training and works at My Chevrolet in Salinas as a service advisor. Co-worker Miguel Alvarez describes Arelie Garcia as the "happy one" of the group.

Garcia maintains a close relationship with her sisters and texts Veronica almost daily. On September 22, Arelie Garcia sends Veronica a message at 6 a.m., a simple message of ‘Good morning, I love you."

At 6:30 a.m., Garcia is seen on surveillance video leaving her apartment and heading for work. She didn't show up at all. Her sisters begin texting and calling their sister's phone, getting no response. Garcia's sister, Veronica, logs into Find My iPhone and is surprised to see Arelie Garcia's phone last pinged to a location in Big Sur, about an hour away from Salinas.

Her car is found parked on the side of the road. Locked. Garcia was nowhere to be found.

Joining Nancy Grace today:

Ely Mendoza - Arelie’s Older sister, www.gofundme.com/f/help-find-arelie-garcia; Instagram: bringareliehome_
Wendy Patrick – California Prosecutor, Author of “Why Bad Looks Good” and “Red Flags,” and Host of “Today with Dr. Wendy” on KCBQ in San Diego; Twitter: @WendyPatrickPHD
Dan Corsentino – Former Police Chief, Former Sheriff (served on US Homeland Security Senior Advisory Board), and Private Investigator; Expert witness certified in Federal and State courts in the area of Police Policy
Todd G. Shipley, CFE, CFCE – Cyber Crime Expert, and Author: “Investigating Internet Crimes: An Introduction to Solving Crimes in Cyberspace;” Twitter: @webcase
Mike Hadsell – President and Founder of Peace River K9 Search and Rescue; Twitter: @K9River
Ricardo Tovar - Journalist, Digital Content Manager for KION Newschannel 46; Twitter: @rtovarg13

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0:37.6	A gorgeous young 25 year old girl seemingly vanishes into thin air.
0:48.0	The family getting no answers. We've got to help find R. E.
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1:02.3	XM 111. to this a rally Garcia was seen
1:06.0	leaving her apartment around 630 in the morning headed to work Garcia never
1:10.5	made it to work instead police found her red Honda Accord in Big Sur near the Little Sir River.
1:16.0	Her car was locked and phone and car keys were found inside the vehicle but no sign of O'Reilly Garcia.
1:22.0	Brian Johnson of the Salinas Police Department told KSBW Action News 8
1:27.0	that they had help from Monterey County Sheriff's Department search and rescue team
1:31.0	as well as helicopters, airplanes and drones in the sky and
1:35.0	search and rescue team dogs on the ground.
1:37.0	But nothing came up after two days of searching.
1:40.0	Since then, police have checked O'Relli Garcia's bank account activity, phone records,
1:45.0	contacted area hospitals and police departments, but they have no leads or any evidence of foul play.
1:51.0	No leads.
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