PHOENIX (3TV / CBS 5) – Monica Chavez is a name you may never have heard of because her case wasn’t in the spotlight. But she is a mother of five who has been missing for almost three years. Her family asks for answers and authorities say her disappearance is suspect. Chavez’s oldest child is 14 and their youngest is only 4 years old. Her family admits that she led a tough lifestyle for almost a year before going missing, but they heard from her every day. Well, not a word for almost three years. Detectives need something new to find out what happened to Monica. (Source: 3TV / CBS 5) “How big is the media attention for it?” asked reporter Briana Whitney. “There weren’t any. All of them,” said Jennie Benitez, Chavez’s mother. Her case came under the radar in the media spotlight, but since January 3, 2019, her family has only thought about it. “When she got involved in the fentanyl pills, she just lost everything. Everything,” said Benitez. Her mother and sister Cynthia Chavez admitted that Monica got lost in the months before she disappeared. She was addicted and slept with them Men for money to afford to stay in various hotels and motels. But although she led a challenging lifestyle, she was open to her family, admitted she needed help and talked to them all the time She missed a birthday, no Christmas, no public holiday, “said Cynthia.” Always stay in touch with me. I heard from her every day. We never lost touch with her, “her mother said. Until January 3, 2019, when she was last seen leaving the EZ Inn Motel near 23rd Avenue and Thomas Road, she never came for it According to her phone record, she was supposed to be meeting someone who was from Tucson, and when the gentleman came for her, according to the record on her phone, she was in contact with him, but when he got here in Phoenix there was no response from her. When he said, “Hey Monica, I’m here. Where do i pick you up Where do we meet? “No answer. He continued texting and nothing. From that point on we haven’t heard from her,” said Benitez. Tips have gotten cold. Her mother said the Tucson man and several others had been investigated and acquitted. Detectives need something new to find out what happened to Monica. “Do you think she could still be alive?” Whitney asked. “That’s what I pray for every day. I won’t give up hope. But we need answers,” said her mother. The children are now cared for by both grandmas and are safe and healthy but ask questions about their mother. Her family suspects that it may be human trafficking. If you have any information on Monica Chavez’s whereabouts, please call the Phoenix Police Department. Copyright 2021 KPHO / KTVK (KPHO Rundfunkgesellschaft). All rights reserved.
[ad_2]
