Found Deceased NC - Hania Noelia Aguilar, 13, abducted, Lumberton, 5 Nov 2018

[Mercedes]

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[rainynights]

Notes from quick presser around 11:10 AM (EST):

Police Chief Michael McNeill…

• “Someone called 911 and said they saw the vehicle backed in the woods.”
• They immediately secured the scene and are bringing in the FBI Evidence Response team to process the vehicle for any evidence that is found to find Hania.
• If you live or own a business on or around Quincey Dr, and have a video surveillance camera, please call tipline at 910-272-5871
• The main goal is to find Hania. They have the vehicle.

Notes from Q&A…

• Showing the pictures yesterday had a tremendous impact and really helped them.
• Next step is to process the evidence. Main step is to find Hania. They found the car by the public’s help. Now, they want to find Hania and get her back home safe.
• They are still investigating the area in which the car was found right now.
• The translators have really helped.
• That search for Hania is not limited to the area where the vehicle is located. They are continuing all logical investigations with local and state partners throughout the community.
• They are taking all logical steps in order to locate Hania, and they are starting with the vehicle and going out from that.
• There are concurrent investigations going on throughout the county despite the fact that the vehicle was located.
• There are many other investigators working in teams trying locate her, independent of the vehicle.
• FBI Supervisor Andy: This is a significant break for us”
• They don't have any information to share on any suspects.

At the end of the video, 3:30pm press conference was also confirmed for later today.

Video: WXII 12 News on Facebook

 

[Tyra1003]

Oh dear...So this could have been planned and personal (for perp's own interests), or part of a gang initiation scenario. That bandana has always made me curious. Who wears them/has them unless you are riding the range out West. jmo

ETA Or robbing a bank? But then most wear a ski mask to cover identity.

The yellow bandana has me curious as well. A google search says "latin Kings" wear yellow.

 

[BeeGirl]

I work in the healthcare field. For a while, lived in Spartanburg SC, which is also a small town with high crime rates and a lot of heavy human trafficking. It’s sad to see the numbers of young females that show up to the ER who are seemingly being “trafficked”, especially when you really can’t do much for them except try to get them alone (I need to run a test, come with me we will be right back) and give them options if they want help. The difference in these cases? Most of the girls you see aren’t 13 year olds kidnapped against their will. They are runaways, or kids tricked into the life of prostitution with the promise of a good home and love. I don’t sense that here, which is more frightening.

That's why we used to call it 'Murderburg'.

All kidding aside, great and insightful post.

 

[BIC]

Who would be on foot in a trailer park, up and active in the morning but without a car? Who could walk home after ditching a vehicle a distance away? (How far was the SUV from the trailer park?)

I didn't think local teen, but I am now.

jmo

It’s .3 mile, or approximately 530 yards.

 

[carbuff]

Dropping a pin on the approx location where the car looks to be from that video: Google Maps

Police with dogs seem to be following a path back in the woods from there.

This appears to be about 15-20 minutes from where Sara Graham's van was found in a similar wooded area beside the highway: Google Maps

(Adding link to Sara's case map created by SBHack: Sara N. Graham MISSING - Google My Maps)

 

[Inthedetails]

It’s .3 mile, or approximately 530 yards.

The SUV was found 530 yards from where it was stolen?? Or from another trailer park?

 

[Inthedetails]

This appears to be about 15-20 minutes from where Sara Graham's van was found in a similar wooded area beside the highway: Google Maps

(Adding link to Sara's case map created by SBHack: Sara N. Graham MISSING - Google My Maps)

How long ago did Sara go missing?

 

[sleuther0192837465]

The SUV was found 530 yards from where it was stolen?? Or from another trailer park?

No, I posted earlier. It is approx. 9 miles (14 mins) away from where HNA was abducted. MOO

 

[lonetraveler]

It seems like a stranger abduction to me, but hard to say for sure.
I'm not ruling anything out yet (and neither are LE).
Hania reminds me of another case of a NC girl who was grabbed from her front yard by a man on a scooter. That little girl was later found alive and tied to a tree. Her name was redacted due to the nature of the attack (and her thread might be gone now). The man they arrested was a registered sex offender and he did not know her. He grabbed her at random/opportunistically.
So in my observation, it does happen.
It is terrifying to think that is the type of person that may have Hania.
I so wish I thought this was a custody dispute or something but that doesn't really fit with the other facts we know so far.
MOO.

I know that case well; it happened in my town. Very sad case but fortunately she survived and he was caught.

 

[BIC]

Out of all the possible isolated spots to hide a vehicle, why hide it right next to a house. Seems strange to me.

 

[BIC]

The SUV was found 530 yards from where it was stolen?? Or from another trailer park?

From another trailer park.

 

[PommyMommy]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=2152875658055880

LE is asking for surveillance video from anyone on Quincey Drive. Vehicle was found based on a tip someone called in. Search for Hania is not limited to the area where the vehicle was located. Concurrent investigations going on throughout the community, independent of the vehicle. Location of the vehicle is a significant break.

 

[Inthedetails]

No, I posted earlier. It is approx. 9 miles (14 mins) away from where HNA was abducted. MOO

Thanks - I missed that info.

Nine miles is a long way to walk - if the perp lived in the trailer park where Hania lives - but it is not impossible by any means.

jmo

 

[sleuther0192837465]

Not finding Quincey Dr, but did find Quincey Rd & it is approx. 9 miles (14 mins) away from the trailer park where HNA was abducted.
Looks like the perp hid the vehicle...I feel very sick for HNA & her family....
Praying LE finds info from the vehicle to get this guy & find HNA
MOO

Replying to my own post; this tells me that the perp ditched this car right after the abduction. MOO

 

[carbuff]

How long ago did Sara go missing?

2015. Link to her thread: NC - NC - Sara Graham, 18, Fairmont, 4 February 2015 - #3

 

[Inthedetails]

Next question, how far is the SUV location to the nearest high school?

jmo

 

[kkdj]

Wow. So it seems he stole the car in order to take her. Unless he stole another car and he took her with him in that, I think they'll be nearby.

 

[rainynights]

Zak Dahlheimer on Twitter | 11:30 AM (EST) - 8 Nov 2018

AMBER Alert: Vigil held in #Lumberton for #HaniaAguilar WNCN #CBS17

AMBER Alert: Vigil held in Lumberton for 13-year-old Hania Aguilar

From the above article:

Those who know 13-year-old Hania Aguilar best are stepping up and speaking out.

Hundreds gathered for a prayer vigil in Lumberton Wednesday night, just days after she was kidnapped.

"She wanted to help people and has a loving heart. We don't understand why she's out there," said [MB], a friend of the Aguilar family. "She should be home with (her) mom, with (her) sisters, enjoying family."

(*name replaced with initials by me; more at link)

 

[SandyQLS]

There are many gangs in Robeson County.
City task force targeting gangs | Robesonian
Leon Burden, the executive director of Colors of Life, a gang prevention program, says the gang problem stretches to each corner of the county, estimating Robeson is home to more than 2,000 gang members of all allegiances.

“You’ve got Crips, you’ve got Bloods, you’ve got MS-13, you’ve got Latin Kings,” Burden said. “That’s just a few.”

Thank you.