Marta Alicia Michel, 49, was last seen January 19, 2013, at a bus stop in the 2800 block of Maple Street in Los Angeles after leaving Casa India Restaurant at 4th and Broadway around 10 p.m. and later being spotted waiting for a bus around midnight. A mother of three, she never returned home and has not been heard from since.

Marta did not have identification or her required medication for diabetes and high blood pressure, and she did not own a cellphone. She is described as 4 feet 11 inches, 160 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, a limp from a swollen knee, a split left earlobe, and a dark mole on her left hand. She may have used the names Sonia Escobar or Sonia Michel. Her family finds her disappearance out of character and strongly suspects foul play.

Anyone who knew Marta, saw her that night, or has information about Sonia Escobar or Sonia Michel is asked to contact the Los Angeles Police Department.