Annaletia Maria Gonzales, 27, known to family as Angel, disappeared from the streets of Denver, Colorado, in November 2002. A mother to a young daughter, she was last seen by family at a drug treatment center in Lakewood. Her disappearance left relatives searching for nearly a year.

In September 2003 a man arrested in an unrelated killing, Richard Paul White, confessed to multiple murders and led investigators to a home at 2885 S. Albion Street. On September 11, 2003, human remains were unearthed in the backyard; one set of remains was identified as Annaletia. White admitted picking her up on Colfax Avenue, taking her to his residence, restraining and torturing her, and strangling her to death with a belt before burying her in a shallow grave. Another victim, Victoria Lyn Turpin, was found buried nearby.

White pleaded guilty to the murders of Annaletia Gonzales and Victoria Lyn Turpin and, in November 2004, received two consecutive life terms without parole plus additional years for other crimes. Annaletia’s father, Larry Gonzales, said his daughter deserved to be remembered as more than a victim.

If anyone knew Annaletia’s movements in late 2002 or saw her on Colfax Avenue, can you share what you remember?