20 Year Old Liliana Beatrice Iboa and her 3 Year Old Daughter Karen Bianay Cervantes Missing November 11, 2008 in Arizona (UPDATE: Both Found Safe)
20 year old Liliana Beatrice Iboa and her 3 year old daughter Karen Bianay Cervantes have been missing since Friday night, November 11, 2008. According to accounts they were allegedly kidnapped from their Avondale home sometime on Friday night.
Liliana’s husband, Benito Cervantes Mena arrived home before 10 p.m. on Friday night. Benito Cervantes Mena stated that he had been out of town when he received a call Friday morning from an unidentified male claiming to have his wife and daughter. Mena said that the caller demanded a ransom. When Mena returned home his house had been burglarized; however, he did not report the incident right away to the police because he feared harm would come to his wife and daughter.Mena told police he had been out of town when he received a call Friday morning from an unidentified male suspect claiming he had his wife and daughter. The caller demanded a ransom, according to police.
When Mena got home he found his home had been broken into and burglarized. He told police he did not report the incident right away because he feared his family would be harmed.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Avondale Police Department at 623-333-7001.
UPDATE I: Missing Mother and 3-Year-Old Found Safe
Liliana Beatrice Iboa, 20, and Karen Bianay Cervantes, 3, were released by their captors shortly before midnight Monday night. According to reports, they were taken from an undisclosed location and dropped off in north Phoenix.
Iboa stopped a passerby who assisted her in contacting police.
Avondale mom, girl found unharmed after kidnapping
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