and the police said? well, you know, you don t know that. maybe she went off and but i knew. reporter: that she could have met some guy and they re in vegas right now. and you re saying no. reporter: not possible? at that point you want to yell and scream at them and tell them, that s not true. you don t know, not my cathy. reporter: the torrez family was not going to wait for police to catch up to what they already knew that cathy was not someone who d just disappear. they went to reporters. mary spoke to knbc in los angeles. this is one thing that nobody should have to go through. reporter: and took the search into their own hands. the police department wasn t receptive. so i told my mom, okay, give me a picture. reporter: tina was in charge of flyers. mary worked the phones at home. and younger brother marty kept watch in front of sav-on. hi, did you guys receive a flyer? reporter: soon it wasn t just the torrez family searching for
at that point you want to yell and scream at them and tell them, that s not true. you don t know, not my cathy. reporter: the torrez family was not going to wait for police to catch up to what they already knew that cathy was not someone who d just disappear. they went to reporters. mary spoke to knbc in los angeles. this is one thing that nobody should have to go through. reporter: and took the search into their own hands. the police department wasn t receptive. so i told my mom, okay, give me a picture. reporter: tina was in charge of flyers. mary worked the phones at home. and younger brother marty kept watch in front of sav-on. hi, did you guys receive a flyer? reporter: soon it wasn t just the torrez family searching for cathy. we know god s there for you. reporter: police did jump on the case, and it seemed as if all of placentia did too. we had strangers, people coming to the house asking, what can we do? where can we take the flyers?
reporter: not possible? at that point you want to yell and scream at them and tell them, that s not true. you don t know, not my cathy. reporter: the torrez family was not going to wait for police to catch up to what they already knew that cathy was not someone who d just disappear. they went to reporters. mary spoke to knbc in los angeles. this is one thing that nobody should have to go through. reporter: and took the search into their own hands. the police department wasn t receptive. so i told my mom, okay, give me a picture. reporter: tina was in charge of flyers. mary worked the phones at home. and younger brother marty kept watch in front of sav-on. hi, did you guys receive a flyer? reporter: soon it wasn t just the torrez family searching for cathy. we know god s there for you. reporter: police did jump on the case, and it seemed as if all of placentia did too. we had strangers, people coming to the house asking,
called the police department to report her daughter missing. and the police said? well, you know, you don t know that. maybe she went off and but i knew. reporter: that she could have met some guy and they re in vegas right now. and you re saying no. reporter: not possible? at that point you want to yell and scream at them and tell them, that s not true. you don t know, not my cathy. reporter: the torrez family was not going to wait for police to catch up to what they already knew that cathy was not someone who d just disappear. they went to reporters. mary spoke to knbc in los angeles. this is one thing that nobody should have to go through. reporter: and took the search into their own hands. the police department wasn t receptive. so i told my mom, okay, give me a picture. reporter: tina was in charge of flyers. mary worked the phones at home. and younger brother marty kept watch in front of sav-on. hi, did you guys receive a flyer? reporter: soon
report her daughter missing. and the police said? well, you know, you don t know that. maybe she went off and but i knew. reporter: that she could have met some guy and they re in vegas right now. and you re saying no. reporter: not possible? at that point you want to yell and scream at them and tell them, that s not true. you don t know, not my cathy. reporter: the torrez family was not going to wait for police to catch up to what they already knew that cathy was not someone who d just disappear. they went to reporters. mary spoke to knbc in los angeles. this is one thing that nobody should have to go through. reporter: and took the search into their own hands. the police department wasn t receptive. so i told my mom, okay, give me a picture. reporter: tina was in charge of flyers. mary worked the phones at home. and younger brother marty kept watch in front of sav-on. hi, did you guys receive a flyer? reporter: soon it wasn t just the torrez family