marabel ramos. she just vanished. yes. how often does that kind of thing happen? it doesn t happen often. ramirez started by investigating the man in marabel s life. it turned out there were a few of them. did you know she was doing that online dating? did she talk about that? yeah, she did. marabel sometimes met guys through a website called plenty of fish. that s how she found paul lopez. they had been dating for a few months and paul had even joined her weekly softball game. lopez was the last person marabel talked to on the phone. now police wanted to talk to him. you know, you re not under arrest, anything like that. i wouldn t think so. ramirez sat across from paul and asked about his relationship with marabel. it s been nothing exclusive, it s just been dating. you date other people, too? me, yeah. you don t know if she dates other people or not? i don t ask, don t tell. and he asked lopez where he
and k.c. seemed to have a great time. they even went on a cruise together. soon police would be talking with k.c. joy. the formalities over, detective ramirez started asking about marabel. as you know, right now there are some family and friends that are worried about marabel, your roommate? i am her friend and i care about her very much. but he said he had no idea what happened to her. when was the last time you saw her? about 9:00 p.m. that was thursday night, may 2nd, 2013. the next night when the cops were called to marabel s house, k.c. wasn t there. he explained he had been so worried that he did his own investigation, watching his own front door from his car parked out front.
friday. we usually text each other, anyways. that was my way of connecting. and she didn t text me back. unusual? yes. lucy still wasn t worried. she knew her combat-hardened sister could take care of herself. but then evening came. and for marabel, friday night was softball night. she loved to play and never missed a game. but this friday night, she didn t show. now lucy s phone was ringing chlringing, marabel s teammates on the line. they told me, go to the house. the police are there. do not take giselle. i m freaking out. i walked in and hi sister is not there. her door is open, her lights are on, her bed is undone. my head started spinning. everything was horrible. and i felt it. detective joey ramirez with the orange police department got the call that evening, and he
nothing works faster. we see your pain and what s possible without it. excedrin extra strength. the days were ticking by and still no marabel. forensic results were coming in, dna, fingerprints, cell phone
marabel ramos graduated from college posthumously. her niece who are marabel always hoped would follow in her footsteps instead ended up walking the path meant for her aunt. i received her diploma and i got to sit in her seat and walk the stage and receive everything. it s difficult to see my daughter in such pain walking for her aunt. marabel ramos, we lost this gal a couple years ago. she was an army veteran. every wednesday in the city of orange, they lower the flag for the fallen who serve. but marabel has a legacy. gisele who seems well on her way to becoming the successful woman marabel had hoped for. your mom says you ve sort of been the rock. that they wouldn t have made it