Marissa Lopez is Missing
Hi my name is Lesa and I am Marissa’s Aunt. She is 14-years-old and she is missing. I want to share with you what led up to her disappearance. Marissa's family found out she was secretly dating a 21-year-old male by the name of Alberto B. Estrada for about a year. Her brother Johnny went to Alberto’s place of employment and told him to stay away from Marissa. After Johnny told Alberto to stay away from his sister, Marissa’s father, John, visited Alberto and made the same request - stay away from his daughter. What we have come to believe at this point is that Alberto left the state prior to Marissa's disappearance. We found out after Marissa disappeared that she had been writing Alberto since he left and it looked like she made plans to meet him and run away with him. We have not seen or heard from Marissa since September 2, 2007.
Marissa Discovered Missing
Marissa's sister Terra came home to pick her up and take her to work. She pounded on Marissa's bedroom door for several minutes, receiving no response she decided to go outside and look in the window. She looked into the bedroom through the window and discovered Marissa was not there. We have heard rumors she might be pregnant and we believe she is with Alberto.
Family Losses Multiply
It is so hard not knowing where your child is, you dream about her all the time, you worry all the time, you cry all the time, you spend endless hours with very little sleep writing blogs, searching everywhere, passing out fliers etc. We had been doing this for 2 months when Marissa’s father received a telephone call from the police asking him to meet them at his home on October 31st, 2007. John was praying it was something about Marissa. However, he had also been worried about Marissa’s sisters Terra and Desirae for several hours. They should have been home by now from visiting family in Wichita Kansas, a four hour drive from Prairie Village, Kansas. When he got home, his son, Johnny was crying and John knew it was bad. That's when he was told that Terra and Desirae had died in an automobile accident. Terra had lost control of her vehicle, hit a guardrail and went down an embankment. You can view the story on Youtube.com. I cannot tell you John’s feelings. Maybe he will write and tell you. I know as a parent who has lost a child it is the worst thing to hear that your child did not make it, let alone two. We know where Terra and Desirae are, as hard as it is to try and digest. You can read their obituary at Porter Funeral Home.com. Also, feel free to leave condolences for the family.
What Can You Do to Help?
Now we need our Marissa home. We do not think that she knows her sisters are dead or she would have come home. Can you please help us find her?
No matter where you live, please view Marissa's missing poster. However, if you live in Texas or Mexico it is very important to view the poster because these are the two places we believe Marissa and Alberto may be. If you can, print a few of the posters and post them in your neighborhood or tape one on the window of your vehicle so people will see her face. All three girls' stuff is in Marissa’s room now. A note from her father to her sits in the window sill, a bouquet of flowers I made for her from her sisters' funeral, one flower from each arrangement hangs drying - a letter I wrote to her with it. Her sisters' belongings are waiting for Marissa to look through, cry and remember them. I cannot write any more right now. My heart is broken for everyone - my brother, nephew, our family, my nieces in Heaven, and especially our Marissa.
