GA GA - Maria Diaz, 28, left mom's home, Douglas, 3 Feb 2023

[GuyfromCanada]

DOUGLAS, Ga. (WGXA) -- Douglas Police are asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing person.

Maria D. Diaz left her mother's home on February 3 and has not been heard from since.

The department asks anyone who has seen or has any information about the 28-year-old woman's location to call the tip line at (912) 260-3600 or Corporal B. O'Steen at (912) -384-2222.

Diaz is described as 5 feet 3 inches and weighing 135 pounds.

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We are asking for the public's assistance in locating Mrs. Maria D. Diaz, 28 years of age. If you have seen Mrs. Diaz or have any information as to her location, please contact Cpl. O'Steen....

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DOUGLAS, Ga. (WGXA) -- Douglas Police are asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing person.Maria D. Diaz left her mother's home on February 3 and

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Missing for over 2 months. Did Maria have her own place? Where could she be?

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Douglas police search for missing and endangered woman

Douglas investigators say they believe that her disappearance is "not of her own free will and she is seriously endangered."

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Douglas GA Police Department

Maria Diaz is a 29 year old Hispanic female and is described as 5'03" tall with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen on 2/7/2023. During the investigation, her last known location was...

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Maria Diaz is a 29 year old Hispanic female and is described as 5'03" tall with brown hair and brown eyes.

She was last seen on 2/7/2023. During the investigation, her last known location was determined to be on the 900 block of East Ethel Street in Douglas, Georgia, at a location commonly referred to as "The Compound." The picture above is " The Compound" and consists of 907, 909, and 911 East Ethel Street. Investigators believe that Maria Diaz was attempting to leave "The Compound" at the time of her disappearance. Investigators also believe that her disappearance was not of her own free will and she is seriously endangered.

The Douglas Police Department is asking anyone that had contact with Maria Diaz around the time of her disappearance OR that has any information on "The Compound" OR the individuals that frequent the location to please contact the Douglas Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division at 912-384-2222, The Tips Line at 912-260-3600, OR Investigator B O'Steen at [email protected]

 

[Knox]

No updates? Last seen being described as a compound sounds very bad.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Maria Sophia Diaz, 29, was last seen on Feb. 7, 2023.

Her last known location was the 900 block of East Ethel Street in Douglas.

That block is commonly referred to by locals as “The Compound.”

Investigators believe Diaz was attempting to leave “The Compound” at the time of her disappearance.

They also believe her disappearance was not of her own free will and she is seriously endangered.

The Douglas Police Department asks anyone that has had contact with Diaz around the time of her disappearance, and anyone who has information on “The Compound” or anyone who frequents that location to contact them at 912-384-2222.

Douglas police searching for missing and endangered woman

Investigators believe her disappearance was not of her own free will and she is seriously endangered.

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[imstilla.grandma]

Maria Sophia Diaz, 29, was last seen on Feb. 7, 2023.

Investigators believe Diaz was attempting to leave “The Compound” at the time of her disappearance.

They also believe her disappearance was not of her own free will and she is seriously endangered.

The Douglas Police Department asks anyone that has had contact with Diaz around the time of her disappearance, and anyone who has information on “The Compound” or anyone who frequents that location to contact them at 912-384-2222.

Douglas police searching for missing and endangered woman​

Investigators believe her disappearance was not of her own free will and she is seriously endangered.

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[borndem]

Don't know what to think... Not liking this at all.
Nice-looking woman, and she has gone missing and it was not of her own volition.
What kind of place is The Compound -- is it a neighborhood area where friends and/or relatives live close to each other so they can be together?
Does anyone here in WS have any info on it?
Hoping she is okay and not in danger, but it is worrisome.

 

[ifindedout]

That "compound" gives me the creeps. MOO

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[Stunned]

That "compound" gives me the creeps. MOO

It’s like calling it the “bunker”. Is it a homeless encampment?

 

[Stunned]

Still missing?

 

[Unalienable Rights]

DPD, other agencies search Seventeen Mile River for missing woman

Friday morning, officers from the Douglas Police Department, Coffee County EMA/Fire Department, and other agencies searched the Seventeen Mile River and the surrounding woods at the West Green Highway bridge for Maria Diaz, who has been missing since February. During the course of the...

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Friday morning, officers from the Douglas Police Department, Coffee County EMA/Fire Department, and other agencies searched the Seventeen Mile River and the surrounding woods at the West Green Highway bridge for Maria Diaz, who has been missing since February.

During the course of the investigation, officers identified several areas if interest that Diaz was close to near the time of her disappearance. Investigators found nothing of interest on Friday. This is only one of several areas they intend to search in the coming days and weeks.

Diaz is a Hispanic female and is described as 5'3" tall with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen on February 7, 2023. During the investigation, her last known location was determined to be on the 900 block of East Ethel Street in Douglas.

The investigation is still on going and any one with any information is ask to contact the Douglas Police Department at 912-384-2222, the tips line at 912-260-3600. You can also contact Lead Investigator Brittany O’Steen at [email protected] or through the Douglas Police Department’s Facebook page.

 

[Unalienable Rights]

DPD calls on state and federal authorities for help in search for missing Douglas woman

Maria Diaz was missing for three weeks before her mother made the initial missing report, according to Douglas Criminal Investigations Sergeant Robert Sprinkle.

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DPD calls on state and federal authorities for help in search for missing Douglas woman​

 

[TwinkieDefense]

May 1, 2023 article

Person of interest named in Douglas missing woman case as search continues

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Guillermo Delcruz Morales was the last person seen with Diaz, according to law enforcement. He is in jail on unrelated charges and police are not calling him a suspect in her disappearance.

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Reward offered for information in case of missing Douglas woman as five-month mark approaches | Daily Coffee Press | NewsBreak Original

 

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February 7, 2024, marked one year since 28-year-old Maria Diaz was last reported seen. No arrests have been made in the case, but investigators persist in their search for Maria and the answers surrounding her disappearance.

Douglas woman Maria Diaz now missing for one year, investigation remains open - NewsBreak

Today, February 7, 2024, marks one year since 28-year-old Maria Diaz was last reported seen. No arrests have been made in the case, but investigators persist in their search for Maria and the answers surrounding her disappearance.

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[iusedtofloat]

Douglas police name man believed to be involved in woman’s 2023 disappearance

New details have been released in the search for a woman last seen in February 2023.

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Douglas police now say they believe Guillermo De La Cruz Morales, Diaz’s former property manager, was involved in her disappearance.

Morales, a resident of Mexico, is believed to have entered the United States illegally within the last five years, Douglas police say. He faces multiple charges including aggravated assault, false imprisonment, felony drug charges, weapon charges, and a sex/ charge. Three of his charges “directly relate to her (Diaz) disappearance,” a police statement confirmed.

The last time Diaz was heard from was while she was at the Compound. She is now thought to be somewhere where she is unable to reach out for help, per a police statement.

Police described Morales as uncooperative in the investigation to find Diaz.

 

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They say “The Compound” is operated and managed by Guillermo De La Cruz Morales, who illegally entered the U.S. from Mexico five years ago.

Investigators say Diaz was known to be with Morales around the time she disappeared, but he has not assisted them with figuring out what happened to her or where she is.

Since coming into the U.S., police say he has a history of arrests including aggravated assault, false imprisonment, sex charges and more.

Morales was arrested in March 2023 and is currently being held in the Coffee County Jail. Since his arrest, he has been in custody of either the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

He has had several hearings since his arrest and will be deported to Mexico after answering for his charges in Coffee County.

Since his arrest, “The Compound” has been deemed unfit and shut down.

Diaz leaves behind three young children.

Ga. mom missing for over a year, police believe landlord, immigrant may be responsible

Maria Sophia Diaz was reported missing on Feb. 16, 2023, but has not been seen since Feb. 7.

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[mlhenn]

Maria Sophia Diaz – The Charley Project

Details of Disappearance​

Diaz was last seen in the 900 block of East Ethel Street in Douglas, Georgia on February 7, 2023. She may have been attempting to leave a place locally known as "the Compound", which consists of three houses and a watchtower surrounded by a tall privacy fence. She reached out to two people asking for them to come pick her up, but neither of them responded. She has never been heard from again.

For some time she had been in an on-and-off relationship with Guillermo De La Cruz Morales. Eight months prior to her disappearance, Diaz had reported to police that she was the victim of sexual exploitation. Morales is a suspect in that case, and in Diaz's disappearance.

The Compound has been described by police as a "house of horrors" and they stated five criminal offenses have taken place at or near the property in the few years prior to Diaz's disappearance. At the time she went missing, the Compound was owned by a woman who had a child with Morales and called herself his wife, though they were not actually married. Morales was not living with her there, but he was the property manager. Investigators think Diaz did go willingly to the Compound the day she went missing.

A photo of Morales is posted with this case summary. He is a Mexican national and had been living in the United States illegally, and police described him as a dangerous person who had threatened others. After Diaz went missing, he was arrested for aggravated assault, false imprisonment, felony drug offenses, weapons offenses and a sex charge. Three of the charges are directly related to Diaz's disappearance.

Authorities do not believe Diaz left of her own accord and they consider her to be in extreme danger; they think that wherever she is, she isn't able to reach out for help. She left behind three children. Her disappearance remains unsolved. Authorities described Morales as uncooperative in the investigation into what happened to her.

After Diaz's disappearance, the Compound was declared unfit for human habitation by the local code enforcement and the property was sold by its former owner, who left the state.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

According to the investigator in Diaz’s case, Guillermo De La Cruz Morles, an undocumented immigrant with a detailed criminal history has instilled fear in potential witnesses, discouraging them from assisting in the search for Diaz.

Investigator Brittany O’steen tells WALB, “I hope that they feel that they don’t have a threat anymore and can come forward and answer to maybe where Maria is located. We do believe at this point it is a homicide.”

Douglas mother still missing 2 years later, suspect has not been charged with murder

The Douglas Police Department remains diligent in its two-year search for Maria Sophia Diaz, a mother of three who disappeared following a reported altercation involving an undocumented immigrant.

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