Vicentini left with a man – a Caucasian man in his thirties, about 5’8″ tall and 200 pounds, with blue eyes, short graying hair, an unshaven beard, and wearing a black t-shirt. His name might have been Antonio. They were talking and drinking together, even though she spoke little English and he didn’t speak Portuguese (her native language). He seemed quiet and unfriendly.

Vicentini told her friend she was going to look at a photo in the man’s car. She might have been drunk. Her wallet, passport, and jacket were later found at her apartment nearby, suggesting she returned home.

Then, she vanished. The man she left with is considered a suspect. A few days later, someone called her boss screaming for help, but this call is a mystery.

Vicentini was from Brazil, on a short cultural exchange program in the U.S. She was an engineering student, had recently moved out of her initial program housing, and started a new job at the Mediterranean Manor. Her disappearance has been widely reported in Brazil and Portuguese-language media in New Jersey, but not in the broader American press.

Police suspect foul play. Vicentini’s mother believes she was murdered because she always kept in close contact with her family.