Tonya Molina, 43, of Tucson, Arizona, was found dead on April 19, 2021, in a motel room in Mission Valley, San Diego. A housekeeper discovered her body in the early afternoon. The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death a homicide; the specific cause was not publicly disclosed.

Molina had been seen with a man who checked into the motel the night before her body was found. That man was identified as 40-year-old San Diego resident Santiago Contreras. Contreras was arrested in Ocean Beach two days after the discovery and was charged with Molina’s murder; he pleaded not guilty at arraignment. Officials did not release a suspected motive or describe the nature of the relationship between Molina and Contreras.

The family said Molina’s loss has left a profound void. Does anyone have information about Molina’s movements in San Diego on April 18–19, 2021, or about the man seen with her the night before she was found?