On October 15, 2005, 14-year-old Diana Isabel Gonzalez was discovered missing from her family home in Raeford, North Carolina. Her family last saw her the night before; at 6:00 a.m. the next morning they received a call from 29-year-old family friend Jose Barrera-Pacheco claiming Diana was with him, professing his love and saying the family would never see her again. When her parents checked her room, Diana was gone.

Diana is described as a Hispanic female with black, shoulder-length hair and brown eyes, last seen wearing a blue t-shirt and designer blue jeans. Because of her age and the involvement of a non-family member, the case was classified as a non-family abduction. A felony warrant for kidnapping was issued for Jose Barrera-Pacheco on June 26, 2006.

Authorities considered possible destinations including Laurinburg, North Carolina, California, Florida, or Mexico, and vehicles possibly involved were a black four-door Honda or a white van. Investigators believe both Diana and Barrera-Pacheco may be using aliases (Diana possibly Sanchez or Sanchez-Gonzalez; Barrera-Pacheco possibly Barrera, Barrera-Pachelo, or Pacheco). The Hoke County Sheriff’s Department continues to investigate.