Deceased/Not Found CA - Lilia Anguiano, 26, Los Banos, 21 Aug 1999 *A. Romo Martinez guilty*

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The Doe Network:
Case File 2707DFCA

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2707dfca.html

Lilia Edith Anguiano
Missing since August 21, 1999 from Los Banos, California
Classification: Endangered Missing



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Vital Statistics
•Date Of Birth: January 16, 1973
•Age at Time of Disappearance: 26 years old
•Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 4'0"; 110 lbs.
•Distinguishing Characteristics: Hispanic female. Brown hair; brown eyes.
•Dentals: Not available



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Circumstances of Disappearance
At about 22.30 on August 21, Lilia Anguiano walked out of her apartment to say goodbye to a friend. She left her children, ages 2 and 3, inside and a load of laundry in the washing machine. That was the last time anybody remembers seeing her, and there have been no clues to her whereabouts since.

On the night of August 21, Anguiano's cousin, who lived with her, woke up and noticed Anguiano was gone. Her children were sleeping. He thought it was unusual. When he got up in the morning to go to work, she still wasn't there. The cousin took the children to the home of another relative, and the search for Anguiano began


While police have not located her body, the investigation did lead officers to the person they believe killed her: Adolfo Romo Martinez, Anguiano's former boyfriend and the father of her two children.
Neighbors told investigators they saw Anguiano talking with Martinez. Moments later, the neighbors looked back and Martinez and Anguiano were gone.
Tests showed that Martinez was the father of Anguiano's two children, though he had denied it. In August 1999 he was ordered to pay child support. Martinez had told friends that he would not pay the support and that he had threatened Anguiano.

Police located Martinez in Chowchilla and said they determined that he was lying about where he was when Anguiano disappeared. He was arrested August 24, 1999 and charged with murder.
Martinez had made threats to Anguiano and had been violent with her in the past. Martinez physically abused Anguiano throughout their relationship. She eventually left Martinez.
Martinez was convicted in of second-degree murder in July 2000.



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Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Los Banos Police Department
209-827-7070

Agency Case Number: 9910161

Source Information:
CA DOJ
The Modesto Bee

http://dojapp.doj.ca.gov/missing/detail.asp?FCN=3429923800153

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/a/anguiano_lilia.html

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Lilia has been missing 11 years today. She left behind children that deserve to have their Mother. Come home soon.
 

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<<Martinez had physically abused Anguiano throughout their relationship; following their breakup, he continued to threaten her and occasionally was violent towards her. She had gotten a court order for child support from him; he had to pay her $440 a month and he resented it. He didn't want to support their children and questioned their paternity, although testing proved he was their father. After Anguiano's disappearance, authorities determined Martinez had lied about where he was at the time she vanished.

Authorities charged Martinez with Anguiano's abduction and presumed murder shortly after her disappearance. Martinez was convicted of second-degree murder and false imprisonment in July 2000, though prosecutors had not found Anguiano's body or any physical evidence. He was sentenced to eighteen years to life in prison and his appeal was denied in 2002. Anguiano has never been located>>
 

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