July 31st 2023.
Jessica Nunez, the mother of the missing Arizona teen Alicia Navarro, shared an emotional video statement on Sunday, asking the public to "move on" from her daughter's story. Nunez expressed her gratitude for the public's support over the past four years while her daughter was missing, but now that Alicia is safe and alive, it's time to grant her privacy.
"I could never have kept going without all of your love, help and well wishes," Nunez said in her video, fighting back tears. "But now that we know Alicia is alive, I have to ask one more favor of you. I know you want answers, and I do too, but the public's search for answers has taken a turn for the dangerous. My job has always been to protect her and just as I have never given up on her before, I won't stand for the treatment now."
Alicia Navarro vanished four years ago, just days before her 15th birthday, when she left a note for her parents that read: "I ran away. I will be back. I swear. I'm sorry." But then last Sunday, she reappeared at a police station in Montana, 1,000 miles away from her Arizona home, prompting an investigation into her mysterious reappearance.
The story has been met with both public support and public intrusion, with some people taking to social media to speculate and post questions about the investigation. This prompted Nunez to plead with the public, saying, "So I beg you, please no more TikToks, no more reaching out to Alicia or to me with your speculation or questions or assumptions. This is not a movie, this is our life, this is my daughter. There's an ongoing investigation, and I'm begging you to move on."
Nunez also referred to the recent incident where neighbors reported seeing Alicia shouting at an unidentified man in an apartment unit in Havre close to the police station, and police arrested a man at the same apartment shortly after. Nunez asked for her daughter's safety to be respected, saying, "I love her more than anything in the world, and I think I have shown you that."
Alicia herself recently spoke to police in a video call, where she said that "nobody hurt me" and that she was grateful for the help she was receiving. She agreed to speak with police again, and Nunez asked the public to respect the ongoing investigation and grant her daughter the privacy she deserves.
In her video statement, Nunez expressed her joy at Alicia's safe return and thanked God for the miracle. She ended by saying, "Let's focus that my daughter is alive. This is a miracle."
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