Jessica Vargas Beatriz was 4 years old when she was taken in a family abduction from her Sanford, Florida, home on November 4, 2006. She lived with her father, Jesus Vargas, while her mother, Leticia Beatriz Martinez, had court-ordered visitation. On the evening of the disappearance Leticia arrived with several men, threatened Jesus and demanded custody. A violent confrontation followed; Jesus and three friends were stabbed and Jessica’s uncle, Osman Rivera-Alvardo, died of his injuries soon after.

Leticia and accomplices left with Jessica in a white four-door compact car. The vehicle was later recovered abandoned in central Florida. Arrest warrants were issued for Leticia and for two men named Felix Lugo and Wilrobert Lugo; Leticia is also wanted in connection with capital murder and home invasion tied to the stabbing. None of the suspects or Jessica have been located, and investigators consider the child to be in serious danger. Anyone with information about Jessica’s whereabouts is urged to come forward.