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Family of Diana Alvarez still searching for answers FORT MYERS, Fla. — Diana Alvarez’ family continues to seek answers exactly five months after the 9-year-old disappeared from her San Carlos Park home. Diana’s mother, Rita, said she received a strange phone call from a stranger on Thursday asking her why authorities haven’t searched for her daughter in Mexico. Diana’s mother and stepfather, Uribe Jimenez, voiced those same concerns to the […]
Questions persist seven months after Lee County girl’s disappearance FORT MYERS, Fla. — Frustration is mounting as answers remain elusive in the case of missing 9-year-old Diana Alvarez. Thursday marked seven months since the girl was last seen in her home on Unique Circle in San Carlos Park. Authorities recently interviewed her biological father in Mexico, where he lives, but the interview only lasted 20 […]
Emails detail timeline after San Carlos Park girl’s disappearance FORT MYERS, Fla. – Newly released emails provide a timeline of the investigation into the disappearance of 9-year-old Diana Alvarez with early mention of a person of interest. Still, answers remain elusive about where the missing San Carlos Park girl could be. Alvarez vanished from her home in the early morning hours of Sunday, May […]
Answers elusive six months after Lee County girl’s disappearance SAN CARLOS PARK, Fla. — Six months after Diana Alvarez went missing, many questions remain about the San Carlos Park 9-year-old. Authorities suspended their physical search, just weeks after she was last seen at her home on Unique Circle on May 29. Her family continues to pursue leads as they cling to hope. It took […]
Lee County Sheriff’s Office mum about missing 9-year-old FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Lee County Sheriff’s Office refused to provide a fuller narrative Thursday about the action they took at the beginning of their search for missing San Carlos Park 9-year-old Diana Alvarez. Details about the investigation into the girl’s disappearance emerged from emails WINK News obtained Wednesday through a Freedom of Information Act […]
VIDEO: Missing San Carlos Park girl’s mother addresses case SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — The mother of missing San Carlos Park 9-year-old Diana Alvarez begged for the return of her daughter and pleaded for the community to remember the case Monday, three months after the girl’s May 29 disappearance. The mother, Rita Hernandez, reiterated during a press conference at her attorney’s office that she […]
LCSO seeks new leads in Diana Alvarez case amid drug bust SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. – Deputies continued to pursue leads in the case of missing 9-year-old Diana Alvarez on Thursday during the arrests of suspected drug dealers who lived blocks from her home on Unique Circle. Alvarez was last seen at the 3500 block of Unique Circle on May 29. The search for her was […]
LCSO searches for new witness in Diana Alvarez’s disappearance FORT MYERS, Fla.- Authorities are searching for a good Samaritan who stopped to helped the suspect in the disappearance of 9-year-old Diana Alvarez back in May, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Authorities say when Jorge Guerrero’s car ran off the road on May 29 and became stuck along State Road 60 in Osceola County, […]
Authorities suspend physical search for Diana Alvarez FORT MYERS, Fla. — Crews will not be conducting physical searches for missing San Carlos Park 9-year-old Diana Alvarez, but authorities will follow any leads in their ongoing investigation into her disappearance, according to an announcement Wednesday. The mother and stepfather of Alvarez gave statements regarding the search in a press conference at their attorney, […]
Law enforcement leaders discuss possible Club Blu solutions FORT MYERS, Fla. — Law enforcement leaders from Lee County agencies spoke Wednesday about the Club Blu mass shooting, violence in Fort Myers and how to move forward. The Tiger Bay Club, a nonpartisan civic issue organization, organized the discussion as questions remain nearly a month after two were killed and 18 others were injured […]