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This person was missing Missing Since 04/02/2000

Missing Since:

Missing Since 04/02/2000

Missing From:

Missing From Manhattan, New York

Classification:

Classification Endangered Missing

Gender:

Female

Race:

Race Hispanic

Date of Birth:

Age:

Age 22 years old

Height and Weight:

Height and Weight 5’4, 110 pounds

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Distinguishing Characteristics:

Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Montiero’s ears are pierced. She has rose tattoos on her back and on her right ankle. She may wear eyeglasses.

Details of Disappearance:

In April 2000, a woman named Montiero disappeared from her Manhattan apartment. The night before she vanished, her boyfriend, Eddie Palacio, was heard yelling at her during a phone call. Palacio claimed Montiero went to a hair appointment on the day she disappeared, but this was proven false. No one else saw her after April 1st. Importantly, Palacio didn’t report her missing; her brother did a few days later. Palacio said he was afraid to contact the police because Montiero had a protection order against him.

Montiero left her belongings, including her clothes and beeper, at her apartment. Her wallet and ID were found at a gas station far from her home, near LaGuardia Airport—police believe this was done to throw off investigators.

Palacio had a history of violence, including a manslaughter conviction. He was also suspected of assaulting a woman in his apartment building. His relationship with Montiero was extremely volatile; they had filed numerous domestic violence complaints against each other. They had a young daughter together.

Montiero worked as an accounting clerk and was studying accounting. Her disappearance remains a mystery, and police suspect foul play.

Agency:

New York Police Department 646-610-6914

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