daughter. every life is a mystery. not just because of what happens but because of what might have been prevented, missed, or altogether avoided. in the whole wide world. reporter: such was the mystery of the women on detective ida lopez s growing list of the lost. it s a mystery their families still struggle to understand. there s a dad who had a calendar. every time he saw her he marked the date down. gave her 20 bucks. maybe he knew where the money was going to go. but he saw his daughter. and that didn t take that part away, that she was still somebody s little girl. i think they re trick candles. reporter: the name, the face, belonged to michelle valdez, one of the first women on ida s list. dan valdez, her father, had reported michelle missing six months before ida got the case. he was the guy who kept the
maybe he knew where the money was going to go. but he saw his daughter. and that didn t take that part away, that she was still somebody s little girl. i think they re trick candles. reporter: the name, the face, belonged to michelle valdez, one of the first women on ida s list. dan valdez, her father, had reported michelle missing six months before ida got the case. he was the guy who kept the calendar. the xs indicating no no knowledge of her, disappeared, nothing. no word. reporter: the fact is dan valdez had been recording his daughter s comings and goings for years. this is michelle. hi. i took it upon myself to tape them, tape every event. every chance that i had i had the videotape there. reporter: the michelle valdez that appears in these home videos with her little sisters is a far cry from the thin,
such was the mystery of the women on detective ida lopez s growing list of the lost. it s a mystery their families still struggle to understand. there s a dad who had a calendar. every time he saw her he marked the date down. he gave her 20 bucks. maybe he knew where the money was going to go, but he saw his daughter. and that didn t take that part away that she was still somebody s little girl. i think they re trick candles. the name, the face belonged to michelle valdez, one of the first women on ida s list. dan valdez, her father, had reported michelle missing six months before ida got the case. he was the guy who kept the calendar. the xs indicating no knowledge of her, disappeared, nothing, no word. the fact is, dan valdez had
mystery of the women on detective ida lopez s growing list of the lost. it s a mystery their families still struggle to understand. there s a dad who had a calendar. every time he saw her he marked the date down. gave her 20 bucks. maybe he knew where the money was going to go. but he saw his daughter. and that didn t take that part away, that she was still somebody s little girl. i think they re trick candles. reporter: the name, the face, belonged to michelle valdez, one of the first women on ida s list. dan valdez, her father, had reported michelle missing six months before ida got the case. he was the guy who kept the calendar. the xs indicating no no knowledge of her, disappeared, nothing. no word. reporter: the fact is dan valdez had been recording his daughter s comings and goings for years. this is michelle. hi. i took it upon myself to tape them, tape every event. every chance that i had i had
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