CA CA - Diana Rojas, 27, Long Beach, 20 Oct 2000

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Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
• Missing Since: October 20, 2000 from Long Beach, California
• Classification: Endangered Missing
• Date Of Birth: January 19, 1973
• Age: 27 years old
• Height and Weight: 5'2, 115 - 127 pounds
• Distinguishing Characteristics: Hispanic female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Rojas is of Filipino descent. She has a mole on her back between her shoulder blades and acne scars on her face and back. She may use the last name Cortez.
• Clothing/Jewelry Description: A beige tank top or a pink spaghetti-strap shirt, blue sweatpants with a Winnie the Pooh logo imprinted on the left leg, a blue zip-up jacket with a medical insignia on the left side, and a ring on her left hand.

Details of Disappearance
Rojas resided in an apartment in the 5500 block of Ackerfield Avenue in Long Beach, California in 2000. She was in the midst of divorcing her husband, who lived in the same apartment complex. Rojas dropped their young daughter off at his residence on October 19, 2000 for a court-ordered visitation. She returned to her own apartment with her boyfriend afterwards. Rojas's boyfriend departed between 12:15 and 12:30 a.m. on October 20. He told authorities that Rojas was asleep on her sofa at the time he left her home. She has never been heard from again.

Rojas was employed at a shelter for abused women in 2000. She failed to report to work on the morning of October 20. Her boyfriend
attempted to call her at approximately 9:00 a.m., but she wasn't at home. Her black 1992 Nissan extra cab pickup truck with the Texas license plate number BY3242 was also missing from the complex's parking lot. Rojas's family members suspect that foul play was involved in her disappearance. They said it is uncharacteristic of her to leave her child without warning. Her divorce attorney said she was hoping to gain custody of her daughter.

Rojas's vehicle has never been located. There have not been any arrests in connection with her case; it remains unsolved.

Long Beach Woman's Disappearance 16 Years Ago was Foul Play; Cold Case Reopens

Long Beach police Wednesday said the disappearance of a young woman 16 years ago involved foul play, and the "cold case" has been reopened to determine what happened to her.

 

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Long Beach Police Department Press Release

Long Beach Police announced today, November 16, 2016, an excavation will be conducted in connection with a missing person case that was initiated over 16 years ago. Detectives now believe that 27-year-old Diana Rojas was murdered and will examine an area in Ridgecrest, California, in an attempt to locate her remains.

In 2000, Diana Rojas and her 2-year-old daughter lived in an apartment in the 5500 block of Ackerfield Avenue. Diana was last seen at her home on Friday, October 20, 2000. She missed a scheduled appointment the next day. On Sunday, when her family was still unable to locate Diana or her black 1992 Nissan pick-up truck, they called police.

At the time of Diana’s disappearance, her daughter was in the care of a family member at another residence. By all accounts, it was uncharacteristic for Diana to leave her child without warning.

Due to suspicious circumstances at the residence, Homicide detectives responded to the scene to investigate. They collected evidence from the apartment and interviewed relatives and friends. Unfortunately, none of the information led to Diana’s whereabouts and the case went cold.

Detectives received an anonymous tip that the Diana was deceased and a location where she could possibly be located. Technology and tools available today allowed detectives to move this case forward.

Further investigation led to Ridgecrest, California, where detectives believe Diana’s remains may be buried. Utilizing satellite images of Ridgecrest, NecroSearch* pinpointed areas where there were inconsistencies to the topography. Detectives requested the use of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau’s cadaver dogs that are trained to locate cadavers over 10 years old. During a search, the dogs showed interest in one of the areas.

On Thursday, November 17, 2016, Long Beach Police with assistance of the Ridgecrest Police Department, Kern County Sheriff’s Department, and NecroSearch will excavate an area in Ridgecrest. Ground penetrating radar will be used to search the desert-like terrain.

 

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Oh, man , Ridgecrest, CA is my home town!

 

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Her vehicle, also still missing, was a 1992 black Nissan pickup truck with extended cab and white pinstripes, officers said. It had a Texas license plate, BY3242, and the driver’s side door lock and radio are missing.

http://ktla.com/2016/11/16/police-r...-case-of-long-beach-woman-missing-since-2000/

 

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[h=1]Search for missing Long Beach woman's remains comes up empty, police say[/h]

Excavations of a plot of desert land in Kern County failed to help police find the remains of a missing Long Beach woman on Thursday, but detectives are now fielding additional calls that could help them find out what happened when she vanished 16 years ago.A call from an anonymous person claiming to know where Diana Raquel Rojas was buried sent investigators to Ridgecrest, Calif., on Thursday, but four different areas near West Boston Avenue and South Guam Street were “explored and were all ruled out,” according to a police spokeswoman.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-rojas-search-20161117-story.html

 

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[h=1]California police reopen 16-year-old cold case of missing woman[/h]

Diana Rojas was 27 when she disappeared in October 2000. She was a church worker and the mother of a 2-year-old and Long Beach police believe she was murderered, though they have no suspect.

Her church job involved helping young single mothers, according to the paper.

Police suspect foul play based on evidence found in her Long Beach apartment.

The Times reported that Rojas was in the process of getting a divorce but that her estranged husband had been ruled out as a suspect.

Her boyfriend reportedly also was ruled out as a suspect.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/11/2...open-16-year-old-cold-case-missing-woman.html

 

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Crime Watch Daily:

Cold case: Young mother disappears without a trace; anonymous tip lends hope

Part 1:

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Part 2:

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Diana Raquel Rojas – The Charley Project

Last updated March 5, 2021; six pictures added, details of disappearance updated.


Details of Disappearance
Diana resided in an apartment in the 5500 block of Ackerfield Avenue in Long Beach, California in 2000. She was in the midst of divorcing her husband Americo, who lived in the same apartment complex across the courtyard. She dropped their two-year-old daughter off at his residence on October 19, 2000 for a court-ordered visitation.

She returned to her own apartment with her boyfriend afterwards. Her boyfriend departed between 12:15 and 12:30 a.m. on October 20, locking the door behind him. He told authorities Diana was asleep on her sofa at the time he left her home. She has never been heard from again.

Diana had a job at a church in 2000; her boyfriend was the pastor's son. She failed to report to work on the morning of October 20. Her boyfriend attempted to call her at approximately 9:00 a.m., but she wasn't at home. Her black 1992 Nissan extra cab pickup truck was also missing from the complex's parking lot. The vehicle has white pinstripes, the driver's side door lock is missing, and the radio is missing. It has the Texas license plate number BY3242.

After her boyfriend reported her missing, police searched Diana's apartment and found a small amount of blood on the couch and a bandana soaked in what they believe was urine. There were no indications of forced entry.

According to her family and friends, Diana was extremely afraid of Americo and told people he had broken her arm once. Her coworkers stated her husband called her at work from time to time and they had screaming arguments. She had gotten a restraining order against him a few months prior to her disappearance, stating in the application that he had stalked her and assaulted her, and that she was afraid for her life and their daughter's.

According to police, they questioned numerous persons of interest in Diana's case, including her boyfriend as well as Americo, and all of them turned out to have alibis. Americo's alibi witness was his sister, whom he shared his apartment with. Investigators later stated they could no longer confirm that alibi, and a friend of his told police that Americo had said Diana would never be found. According to Diana's family, Americo tried to take out a $300,000 insurance policy on her life after her disappearance.

Diana's family members suspect that foul play was involved in her disappearance. She had been fighting for full custody of her daughter, and her loved ones said it would be uncharacteristic of her to abandon the child. Diana's family hasn't seen her daughter since she disappeared; Americo raised her and cut off all contact with the child's mother's relatives.

An anonymous tipster told police her body was buried outside of Ridgecrest, California, but a search of the surrounding Mojave Desert turned up no indication of Diana's body or her truck, which has also never been found. There have not been any arrests in connection with her case; it remains unsolved.

 

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Diana Raquel Rojas – The Charley Project