Howdy, everyone! I apologize for being gone so long.
Now that I am verified, I want to share some of the things that I have been told by Mark's cousin. I will not name this family member, at this time. I do not know if it is a rule breaker so we will just call him JY.
JY was speaking with another member of my team and it never dawned on my that JY was kinned to Mark. There are many, many people with the last name Ysasaga here in Lubbock.
I asked JY the following questions and here were his responses (not direct quotes):
SDT: How are you kinned to Mark?
JY: I am Anna's cousin.
SDT: Are you and Anna close?
JY: Yes, we speak often and more now that Mark has disappeared.
SDT: Does the family know what address Mark was at other than 27th & Flint?
JY: No, we do not know. The LPD does know the address.
SDT: Has the LPD spoken to anyone?
JY: Yes, they spoke to two individuals. One was taken in for questioning and immediately asked for an attorney. We don't understand why this guy has hired an attorney. He won't say anything to the cops.
SDT: Is it true that it was a 16 yr. old that lived in that house?
JY: We don't know who lived there.
SDT: Was the person questioned a 16 yr. old?
JY: The person questioned was 26 or 27, I think.
I came back from my business trip and talked to JY again a bit ago and this is the conversation that we had.
SDT: What happened this weekend? I heard a body was found.
JY: Yea, the police called us and said they found a body. They wanted us to know and they would call us later if they needed to talk more.
SDT: I saw the news this morning before work, it wasn't Mark I heard. Are you guys okay?
JY: Yea, we were happy it wasn't him.
SDT: Do you think he is still alive? I have noticed that Anna or Jessica keeps posting on the FB page that they want him to come home if he sees the posts.
JY: Nah, most of us think something bad happened. It has been too long.
Can you guys think of anything else that I can ask or offer to help?