This is so heartbreaking on numerous levels. Police have 'exhausted leads'.....but aren't any closer to where Norma might be. ALL news sources seem to be touting the 'MAY' have been kidnapped/abducted.....while LE has found evidence at the scene of a struggle, while her belongings were strewn on the ground, and when she has NO history of being a runaway......still she isn't exactly getting the coverage such a kidnapping would typically garner.
It seems that LE doesn't know what to do.....it seems that they believe they have nothing else to go on...that all tips have been checked out. They are now 'seeking new leads'.....which, I guess, is why the reward is so high. Norma's older sister is the one speaking for the family, which makes me think that their parents may only speak Spanish or not speak English well. I wonder if that plays into why there is so little coverage/interest. Obviously, this is just north of the Mexican border, and my fear is that we may never know what became of Norma.
This recent article clarifies-IMHO-that no one actually saw the abduction...
"She was attending classes at Valley View High School and was out of class by 10 a.m., Borja said. The teen often took a shortcut through a dirt field located southeast of the school.
"She had plans to meet her sister and another friend," Borja said. "When she didn't arrive they began looking for her. They looked for approximately two hours, they looked in the dirt field and along the trail that she normally walks through and found some property belonging to her."
Investigators said there were signs of a struggle in the area, which caused them to suspect that she may have been taken against her will. Borja did not elaborate.
"They're personal belongings and they do belong to her, we've confirmed that," Borja said.
Investigators are also looking for the driver and passengers of a newer-model green SUV seen near the dirt field at the time of her disappearance.
"We're not saying it's the suspect's vehicle at this point because it may not be," Borja said. "But it was seen in that area…maybe they were witnesses to something that may have occurred." "
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lan...-moreno-vally-teen-norma-lopez-continues.html
SOAPBOX: Why in the world are they STILL using this photo of Norma--that looks almost like a painting and almost nothing like the RECENT photos we have of Norma. Further and more importantly, why in the world would they use ANY other photo when they have a picture of Norma IN THE OUTFIT SHE WAS LAST WEARING!!! Ack! I'm going to write to this reporter....and any others I can find!!
raying:
, I know there is no conformation yet but I sure we all know, after being here on WS long enough you just know.