(soft music) - Hey guys, welcome back to my channel. I'm happy to have you
back for another video. And today's video is
gonna be pretty intense because we are talking
about a missing minor, but it's also gonna be a
very important video I think for many people to see. I hope this could possibly
help some parents out there and educate them about internet safety, but this case has
absolutely broken my heart. It's just incredibly unfortunate
how this all happened and today's video is gonna be
a family collaboration video. So, Alicia's mother, Jessica
will be in the video. And also you will hear a bit
from the private investigator who was working on the case. And I would just like to
remind you guys again, that with these family
collaboration videos, oftentimes the family
reads the comment section. And so I ask that you guys
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through has been absolute hell. I've been on YouTube for so long that negative comments
really don't affect me much, but these families are not used to it. And because this is their own trauma that they are opening up about, I ask everyone to be respectful. But before we get started, I just wanted to remind
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Her Justice collection. Now, let's get into this case. So, today we are talking about
Alicia Christina Navarro, who was born on September 20th, 2004. She lived in Glendale, Arizona
with her mom, Jessica Nunez, her stepfather and her siblings. Alicia was a very happy
child, a really cute kid and her mother absolutely adored her. - My daughter, Alicia is a very
loving, caring, smart girl. She was very caring for
others and very shy. My relationship with my
daughter is very special. I'm the one who took her to
therapies, to appointments. I was always there when she had challenges and always tried to be
the best mother I can be. So, I love my daughter very much. - So, Alicia is autistic. However, she has low support needs, but like many autistic people really preferred to have a set schedule and was very overwhelmed
with sudden changes. She found a lot of comfort in routine. She liked to wear the same things, eat the same things, her favorite restaurants
were IHOP and McDonald's. She loved McDonald's the best though 'cause she liked to get chicken
nuggets and French fries. Alicia also struggled a
lot with social anxiety. Social situations were just
very difficult for her. She didn't to go out much. She didn't like to be
around too many new people or overstimulating areas like big crowds. She preferred to stay
at home most of the time where she was safe in a
controlled environment, it just helped her manage her anxiety. She also liked to spend a lot
of her time online gaming. She loved Minecraft. She loved the whole world of online gaming and it did give her a sense
of social interaction, but she felt like she could control it, she could do it from her own home. Alicia started working with
a behavioral coach in 2017 to help her manage the
challenges of school, making friends and her mom, Jessica always
encouraged her daughter to be more social. Alicia was a wonderful person. Someone that anyone would be
lucky to have as a friend. She was caring, super loving, described herself as nerdy and introverted in the school
assignment that she did. She loved to read. And she absolutely adored
her dog who was named Sushi. She's so cute. And Alicia was also really
smart and got good grades. She changed schools a few times and did online school
for a few months as well because the social interactions
were just becoming too much. But she was really excited when she got into Bourgade
Catholic High School in Phoenix, along with several of her friends. - My daughter did have friends
besides the ones online. It was a very small circle. So her friends that she actually
had besides the ones online were very close to her. She knew them since pre-K. - Around this time, Alicia
was doing really well. She was getting up on her own
for school in the morning, getting ready on her own. So she was becoming more independent. She was doing really well in school. She had plans to go to college and she had a bright future ahead of her. So in fall of 2013, Alicia just started her new
school and she was loving it, but it was very overwhelming. It was a big change. And so on September 13th, 2019, her mom told her that she could stay home because Alicia woke up
just feeling really anxious and didn't wanna go to school. And her mom was always all about her having mental health days, so, they agreed she would
stay home that Friday. Alicia spent most of the
day at home in her room. The next day, Saturday, the 14th, Alicia and her mom went out together for a little date day. They got Alicia's eyebrows threaded, and then they also went
to the chocolate store, and McDonald's because
that is the only place she wanted to eat that day. - We had an outing that day. I took her to McDonald's
to eat her French fries and her nuggets. - Jessica said nothing
unusual happened that day. It seemed like a perfectly
normal afternoon together. - I did not notice anything unusual. She was very happy. I did hear conversations or
actually not conversations, but laughs from upstairs. - Around 1 A.M., Jessica
was going upstairs and Alicia was going downstairs and they kind of bumped into each other. And Alicia seemed surprised
that her mom was still awake. Jessica went to bed shortly after that and her husband fell
asleep in the living room, in front of the TV. And then Jessica woke up the
next morning around 7 A.M. and started making
breakfast for the family. But when she went downstairs, she noticed that the back
door was slightly open and she didn't think
too much of it at first, she thought maybe her husband forgot to close it all the way, she thought maybe he had already
gone outside that morning, but she checked with him and it turns out he hadn't been outside. So they started getting concerned. And that's when he went
upstairs to check on Alicia and found out that she wasn't in her room. Jessica then walked into the backyard and saw bricks and chairs
stacked up against the fence and footprints on the
ground in front of it. They frantically looked
around the entire house and Alicia was not there. She had also taken her cellphone
and her MacBook with her and didn't bring the chargers. So it seemed like she thought
she would be coming back. So of course, Jessica is
panicked at this point, she calls 911 and reports
her daughter missing. - [911 Respondent] 911,
where is your emergency? - [Jessica] I have an autistic girl that is not currently at my house. She must have sneaked out at night. - Glendale police officers
were sent to the house and when they got there,
they saw the same scene, the bricks and the chairs. And it looked like Alicia
had stacked all that up, climbed over the fence and left herself. The officer's got a list of phone numbers and addresses for her friends and left the house to go look for her. They contacted the
Missing Persons detectives and Jessica just had to
wait for them to call. But meanwhile, she is just panicked. Of course, when you're a
mother and your child is gone and it looks like they
may have left themselves, your mind is just racing
of all the possibilities of where she could be. Plus she knew that Alicia needed her. She could not be just out on her own. - She doesn't know how
to be her by herself. Does that make sense? She doesn't know how to take a bus. - The next day, Jessica
went into Alicia's room to try to look for any clues. Maybe she left behind a note or something and it turns out she did. It says, "I ran away. I will be back, I swear, I'm sorry, Alicia." And this note looks like Alicia had possibly written it in a hurry. It wasn't very neat as her
handwriting usually was, but I asked her mom if
she thought she wrote it. And she said that she
definitely does believe her daughter wrote the note herself. So, she brought this note into the police and to now they know that she
is a runaway, most likely. And Jessica had to beg them
to put out a Silver Alert, which a Silver Alert broadcast information about missing and vulnerable people across the United States. She knew that it was vital
that they get Alicia's face and name out there as much as possible. So, they also put her information on this digital billboard on Loop 101, but Jessica felt like
they weren't doing enough. So she decided to take
matters into her own hands. She searched the whole neighborhood trying to find any possible clues. And she also got surveillance
footage from neighbors. She talked to neighbors, she basically started doing
her own investigation. And she did end up finding footage that showed a white truck
entering the neighborhood and then shortly after,
leaving the neighborhood and it was around the time that they believe Alicia left the house. They looked closer at the
shoe prints in the backyard and they matched Alicia's shoes. So they know that she was
for sure the one walking out and they didn't see any
other footprints with her. And it's possible that Alicia
stacked all those chairs and bricks and left through the backyard instead of the front yard, because she wanted to avoid
possible surveillance. And that makes you wonder if anyone was coaching her through this. So the last time that Alicia was online was at 3:26 A.M. on September 15th and somewhere between then and when Jessica woke up at 7 A.M., Alicia must have left the house. And with the evidence that they had, investigators had no reason to believe that someone took her out of the house or that she left with someone else. It seems like she left on her own. Jessica and her husband
were both home that night. Her husband was in the living room and they would have
heard possibly a scream or their dog bark if someone had actually
come into the house. There was no sign of struggle, no sign that a stranger
had come through the house, no footprints or anything like that. And Alicia had left home just five days before her 15th birthday. And her parents felt like maybe she'll come back before then if she's really just
gone for a little while and is planning to come back, maybe she'll try and get back before that because they had a whole
family party scheduled, they had already picked out
a birthday cake together and Alicia was very excited about it. They had gotten red velvet
cake, which is her favorite. They had reservations
at a fancy restaurant. Alicia had been asking to
try steak for the first time and was super excited about trying it. So Jessica had hoped that
maybe she would return before her birthday. - For the Hispanic community when your child turns 15 years old, it's a very special time. They usually celebrate with a quinceanera or a big, big celebration, but knowing her personality
and the way she was, she didn't want none of at that. She just asked for simple cake. And I went to a local park and I posted it in social media whoever wanted to join
me to have her birthday and to give out flyer and look
for her around the community, I had volunteers that showed up and I actually celebrated her birthday with people I don't even know. - But unfortunately her birthday came and Alicia did not come home. There's a heartbreaking video of her mom trying to
celebrate her birthday. It just absolutely kills me. ♪ Happy birthday to you ♪ - [Reporter] Through many tears, her mom, Jessica Nunez sings to her. - So, there was a potential
sighting of Alicia four days after she first went missing. She was apparently seen by
one of her sibling's friends around four in the
afternoon on September 19th. And the kid who saw her said that she was with an older man with tattoos and darker skin. And according to her, the tattoos were also on his hands, his arms, everywhere. Alicia and this man were
apparently in LA Pradera Park on 39th Avenue in Glendale, which is about 1.5 miles from her home. So, Jessica actually investigated this tip right away herself. She went to the area and talked to anyone who had listened to her
and looked for people that looked like what
this person had described. And when she got there, there was a man who was always at the park and she talked to him and he said, he also saw Alicia with a darker skin man with a ton of tattoos. Unfortunately though
there was no surveillance anywhere near the park
or surrounding areas, which is pretty hard to
believe in today's day and age. Since Alicia has been missing, she has not used her phone, done anything on social media or logged into any of the gaming
sites that she frequented. Jessica was heartbroken, especially after her birthday passed, but she wasn't going to give up. She continued to follow
up with as many tips and leads as she could, distributed flyers,
organized search groups. She would go on as many walks as she could around their area, seeing if she could find Alicia and she would even go out at night. And that's when she realized that there was some really horrible things happening where they lived at night. She saw tons of underage kids on drugs, participating in sex work on the streets. And sometimes after walking around, she would just be so disturbed that she wouldn't even
be able to go to sleep thinking her daughter
was out in all of this. And during all of this, police are barely sharing any
new information with Jessica. They had handwriting
specialists look at the note and they determined that
it was written by Alicia. But instead of calling
Jessica to tell her that she ended up finding out
about it in a news report. The National Center for
Missing & Exploited Children got involved in the case early on and put up additional billboards and listed Alicia on their websites. They also put her photo
on gas pump machines and put up any additional
flyers wherever they could or gave them out to whoever
was willing to take them. Eventually the FBI got
involved in the case and tried to provide as
many resources as they could to the Glendale Police Department. Detectives looked into a
bunch of rideshare companies and any other public transportation that Alicia could have used in the area. They also contacted all of
registered sex offenders and adult group homes in the area. And heading into 2020,
there were no solid leads. There was no sign of Alicia and her mother and family and
friends were just heartbroken and felt stuck. So, Alicia did have a Facebook account, but she didn't really use it much anymore. She spent most of her time logged on to different gaming platforms and forums. And Jessica barely knew what
Alicia was doing online. She thought, you know, the internet was a good thing for her
daughter at the time. She struggled so much with
face-to-face interaction that this gave her the
ability to be social and gave her some confidence. And she really enjoyed playing games and being part of the
online gaming community. At the time, Jessica just
did not know anything bad could happen to Alicia by
playing games on the computer. - My daughter's internet use was daily. I didn't think too much of it since I thought by her
being at home, she was safe. I never thought of the dangers
that the internet possesses. - It's actually pretty
common for people with autism to feel able to socialize
a bit more online. It's a misconception
that people with autism lack the want to have social interaction, that they lack emotion in some way, but that's really not it at all. It's just that the way
that they experience and interact with the world is
different from other people. And some of the social barriers
that they can struggle with are kind of broken down
on an online space. So many autistic people like Alicia prefer to communicate online
and it makes total sense. And the other thing about autistic people is they'll oftentimes
develop special interests. And one of those interests
for Alicia was gaming. It was a huge part of her life. It wasn't just a hobby to her. It was a way to reduce anxiety, to relax. And so her mom always thought
it was a good thing for her and didn't realize the potential dangers that could be out there. Jessica just didn't think that supporting Alicia's special
interest of online gaming was going to lead to any trouble. To her, she was just a shy kid who liked playing games online. But in the weeks and months leading up to Alicia's disappearance, there were a few subtle changes that Jessica noticed in hindsight. It's hard because her
daughter was growing up. She was going into high school. She was going through a lot of changes. So she didn't notice
that some of her requests leading up to her disappearance
were a bit unlike her. One of the things was trying that steak at the fancy restaurant for her birthday. Alicia had never liked steak and it was pretty sophisticated for her to request to go to a steak restaurant. - She only eat certain foods
because of her sensory. And this was a big thing for me. - She also asked to
start wearing body spray, which was unusual because she had a lot of
sensory issues as well and oftentimes didn't like
wearing strongly scented things. Also, she used to be
into modern pop music, like top 100 stuff, but suddenly she was
interested in Pink Floyd. And eventually she started
asking her mom to buy her makeup, which Jessica thought, you know, she's going into high school, there's probably just pressure from other girls wearing makeup. But in hindsight, she worries that someone could have been
telling her to wear makeup or maybe she wanted to impress someone. She also wanted to wear a
bit more revealing clothing, like a backless top she requested. And this was a drastic change for Alicia because she normally wore
the same things every day. Often she was wearing a baggy sweatshirt, even in the summer heat in Arizona. It was just what she was comfortable in. She also asked for a $200 Iron Man comic, which it seems like she never read. Jessica said it didn't look
like she ever touched it, but what's very strange is Alicia actually took the comic with her when she left the house. So, now they believe
it possibly was a gift for someone else that she requested. Two weeks before she disappeared, Jessica drove her to the
Phoenix Metrocenter Mall to meet with friends, two boys. And one of the guys
apparently introduced her to one of his friends
who was really in shape and really into protein
supplements and stuff like that. And so Alicia started
requesting some of those things. She asked her mom for protein supplements and she started showing
an interest in fitness. And also before Alicia even disappeared, Jessica had found a golf ball size hole in her screen of her window. And Alicia told her that a
bird flew into the window, but after they looked at it again, after she had gone missing, they realized that Alicia cut
the screen from the inside. And of course they have no
idea why she cut this hole or what she was using it for, possibly sending notes out to someone, maybe someone was putting something in. At one point before she had gone missing, Jessica noticed that Alicia was giving out some personal information
to someone online or posting it online. And she had a sit down with her and had an internet safety talk. And she thought she really
made it clear to Alicia what is okay to put out
there and what's not, she thought she really understood. But what Jessica just didn't
understand at the time and what so many parents don't understand is what kind of experts
lurk on these platforms. These people are very
good at what they do. Very good at grooming and
luring children offline. And oftentimes these people
will target people like Alicia and slowly lure them
away from their homes. - [Trent] So when we
talk about the dangers of kids being groomed, children being groomed online, we talk about how the world's changed. You know, in 15, 20 years ago, when you used to teach your
kids about stranger danger, it was, if you see the weird person standing outside of school
or at the playground, then you needed to go tell an adult, tell a teacher, tell a police officer, and then you couldn't
bring your kids home, you could lock the doors and you could keep the bad guys out and keep everybody safe. Unfortunately, in today's world, you can lock your doors, you can lock your windows, but the bad guys still come in and they come in through your cell phone, they come in through your laptop, they come in through your tablet and that's where the bad
guys live in today's world. The modern place for bad guys to hide is in the internet in your devices. And that's how they get into your home. And the advent of smartphones
and tablets and video games have given bad guys
24/7 access to children. - So in 2020, obviously
we all know what happened in the beginning of 2020, the pandemic hit and it
slowed everything down. It slowed down the
ability for investigators to even look into the case. So, in March of 2020, the Anti-Predator Project got involved. And this is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting human trafficking in the United States. - How I got in communication
with Anti-Predators is through a private detective
that referred me to them. I am very grateful for that detective, because that was the best thing that has happened in this case. - And what's great about them is they take cases like
Alicia's free of charge and they work to identify perpetrators and find kids who've been kidnapped or sold on the black market, which happens so much
more than people realize. It's a huge problem even here in America, all over the world, but much more here than
people even realize. So far, the Anti-Predator
Project has rescued over 30 kids and helped over 100 families. And like I said, Jessica is now working with them. And she's working specifically with a guy named Trent Steele, who I got to talk to on
the phone the other day. He's wonderful. The work they're doing is
absolutely outstanding. - [Trent] We got involved in Alicia's case around March of 2021 when another private
investigator reached out to us and asked for assistance. - And trying to explain
to me that the first thing that they do in these cases is of course look at all the devices, all of the internet history,
everything like that. But there's been a big
problem with Alicia's case because she took her phone
and her laptop with her. And they've been unable
to access a lot of things. - [Trent] I can tell you that Alicia taking her devices with her, her cell phone and her laptop has made our job immensely more difficult. - Trent believes that whoever lured her away from her home that night convinced her to bring
her devices with her so that they wouldn't
be able to be traced. So, obviously the next step is to access the platforms
that she was using. And one of the platforms that Alicia was using
quite a bit was Discord, which Discord there's one of those things, it's the internet there's ups
and downs to it, for sure. Like I have a Discord for fans. You can join it below, it's free. And it's just a way to communicate and for like-minded people
to kinda chat about things, but there is a major,
dark side to Discord. They've had a lot of issues with predators and it can be very dangerous for children. They specifically know
how to target children who feel like they don't belong or looking for acceptance online. And this isn't just some guy sitting in his mom's basement. These are high profile
professional criminals who know how to do this and leave behind as little
evidence as they can. Alicia probably left her house, feeling like she was meeting
up with some friend of hers, someone that she had built trust with up over a period of time online. On September 4th, just a few days before
Alicia had disappeared, she had messaged another
friend of hers on Discord. This friend of hers was a
20-year-old man in Oregon. And she told him that she sold her Xbox and that she had a boyfriend now. And then they found out that the Thursday before Alicia left, she
had told another guy friend that she was gonna go to California. She was gonna run away and asked if he wanted to go with her. Some of Alicia's friends
have said to investigators that sometimes it was hard to tell when Alicia was telling the truth, 'cause sometimes she
would exaggerate things. It was hard for them to know when to take her
seriously and when to not, which led to possible
red flags being missed. And of course, in hindsight, Jessica wishes she was way more involved in what her daughter was doing online. She just didn't know what was out there. She thought her daughter
was just playing games and socializing. But in today's world, predators don't often break into your home and kidnap your kid. They do it online. They stalk them. They hang out in communities
and prey on children. And I know that's so scary to think about, but it is so important
that people talk about it because as uncomfortable as it is, it's incredibly important. And the issue is only going
to get worse with time. And right now we're dealing
with a generation gap where parents like Jessica
didn't grow up with internet in the same way that Alicia
has grown up with the internet and knows how to use
it better than her mom, like most kids. A lot of parents just simply don't know about the online dangers that their kids could walk right into. A lot of parents just don't
understand technology, how to even log into those types of things or what they're even used for. They don't know much
about online predators. They don't know much about the dark web and how scary of a place
the internet truly is. And these spaces are so complex that they cannot be
regulated by the government. It's up to parents educating themselves about online safety to
protect their children. But this can be particularly challenging when you have a daughter
who's autistic like Alicia. For Alicia, the online
space, the online world was much easier to navigate
than the real world. She could control her virtual persona. She could be anyone she wanted to. The private investigator
working on this case, Trent has explained to us that he's only had two cases in his career where he hasn't been
able to give the family a plausible explanation
for what has happened. And this is sadly one of them. - [Trent] Over the last decade of working on child exploitation, missing children, human trafficking cases, I've seen a lot of different things, but the technical aspect and the digital aspect of Alicia's case is extremely different from anything that we've ever worked on or seen before. - A lot of her online activity
just can't be accessed because she has her devices. So, Trent and his team have had to kind of piece
together whatever they can from her public communication and things have just gotten crazier in the world of human trafficking because now traffickers
are using cryptocurrency, which is nearly impossible to trace. - [Trent] Bad people to conduct business with a high level of anonymity, and they can conduct
financial transactions now with the advent of Bitcoin and other forms of cryptocurrency, also with a high level of anonymity. And it's just kind of become a place where bad people go to conduct business because it's essentially a
safe environment for them. - Right now, sex trafficking generates approximately $100 billion year. Trent's team is currently
working on a cyber forensic lab that can look a little more
deeply into these online chats, websites and possibly the
use of cryptocurrency, which could really help them in their fight to bring home children. But it's hard to keep
up with the technology because the traffickers are
also updating all the time and learning new methods
and they're one step ahead. They put in a tremendous amount of effort to keep all of this going. But real quick, I wanted to take a minute to talk about what parents can do to protect their children online. There's software out
there that can show you what your child is actually doing online by mirroring everything they
do and sending it to you. - [Trent] There are programs you can buy, KidsGuard Pro is one you can purchase, Net Nanny is another good
program you can purchase that will allow you to monitor
everything that goes on on your child's smart device. But those programs are not a replacement for being involved and knowing
what your child's doing. - And I get that it can
be an invasion of privacy, but as a parent, there are things that you just have to do to protect your child
in today's modern world. There are so many predators out there that you can't just not know
what they're doing anymore. Of course you can block your kid from having certain access to stuff, but being in the know
of what they're doing is the best way to stay on top of things. Talk to them about their games. What game are you playing? Who are you talking to on Discord? But it's hard because kids who
grew up with the technology, they know how to work it
better than their parents. They know the workarounds
for some of the blocks. And in most cases, if
they wanna access things, they're probably gonna figure
out a way to access it. So, the best way you can keep
track of what they're doing is by monitoring it. - [Trent] So, it's very
important that parents are aware of their children's online activities, what they're doing, who
they're talking with, parents are aware of what applications and games they have on their phone and that they just stay
involved in their kids' life and they make sure that they
know what their kids are doing because unfortunately the internet has done a lot of great things for us, but it's really given bad guys
a lot of access to our kids. - And another extremely
important thing to do is educate your kids about
the reality of the internet, the possible dangers that they could face if they talk to strangers online, the types of people that are out there who can be hiding behind a fake profile. Also, when I talked to Trent, he said that he advises
that parents put off getting your kid a smartphone
for as long as possible. A regular old flip phone that
just does calls and texts is a lot easier to manage. - [Trent] There's no reason
anybody under the age of 13 should have unrestricted
access to the internet. There are plenty of phones out
there that make phone calls and safety situations
and emergency situations that don't give your
child unregulated access to the internet. - The truth is is that these traffickers and child pornographers
have infiltrated apps that young kids are using that
are advertised as for kids. Some of them are advertised for kids as young as six years old. So, websites, apps, games for
kids are a number one spot for predators to look for victims. Of course, I don't wanna
scare anyone with this video and I don't mean to give anyone anxiety, but it's so important that
people know the realities of this 'cause it has gotten out of control. So, Trent and Jessica and the police have pretty much all come
to the same conclusion. Someone likely groomed Alicia
for weeks or even months leading up to her disappearance and when she left, she likely thought she
was gonna be coming back. When Alicia left her house, she was four feet, nine inches
tall and 89 to 95 pounds. She's Hispanic with black hair, brown eyes and braces. Her mom says that she
may have been wearing her favorite white sweatshirt
with writing on it. A whitewash denim, overall skirt, and a black and white Vans
type style tennis shoe. She took this small backpack with her. It had metallic cat ears on it. It looked more like a
purse, it was pretty small. And she also of course took her cellphone and her silver Apple MacBook. The community and the public has rallied to help search for Alicia and make sure the public
doesn't forget about her. Even though Jessica is
just drowning in pain from all of this, she still works to spread
education for other parents and raise awareness about her daughter. She is now an outspoken advocate for victims of human trafficking. She actually has a TikTok account if you wanna hear more from her, it's called, Find Alicia Navarro and it has over 257,000 followers. - My daughter went missing
on September 15th, 2019. I am asking for your help for you guys to please soften your heart. Whoever knows something or have seen her. I miss her very much there's not a day that
I don't think of her. - She also organizes
flyer distribution events with members of the community,
through her Facebook group, which is called Help Find Alicia Navarro and spreads awareness
through the Facebook page, Finding Alicia. I will have both of those linked below if you wanna give them a follow. I know it really goes a long
way to have your support. Her mom also started to GoFundMe to help raise money for
billboards for Alicia. So there is a way that
you guys can help here and that's by donating
to Alicia's GoFundMe. This is gonna be used to
fund additional billboards around the country and
at the US-Mexico border. But billboards are expensive
guys, they really are. I will be donating any ad revenue that is made off of this
video towards the GoFundMe. If you have even a dollar, $5 to spare, I would so appreciate if you'd
take the time to do that. And thank you in advance
to everyone who does. Also, I just wanted to throw it out there to anyone who is in Arizona, possibly in the Glendale area. There's going to be an event on July 31st, which is a Saturday. It's gonna be called Alicia
Navarro Community Awareness Day. It's gonna be a free event
that can help educate parents raise awareness about the
dangers of online predators. And of course, raise
awareness about Alicia's case. If you are in the area, I'm sure it would mean the
absolute world for her mom to have your support there, for her family and friends
to have your support there. So, if you are free, maybe check it out. - The event that I will
be having is on July 31st. I wanna share awareness
with the community. Unfortunately, in September of this year, it's getting close to two years that I don't have any news of my daughter. I am very honored that I will be having different organizations
and different people sharing their story. The purpose of this event
is for community awareness. I want the community to know, and to get educated on this subject. I don't think it's being talked enough. I don't think there's that much support and it all starts from home. So, I want to share my
experience with my daughter and make sure that they learned from it, because from what I'm going through, I don't wish it upon no one. And I feel there's more, more to be done in this
subject and this matter of the missing, of the human trafficking, of the justice, because I believe families like us need all the support in this situation. I want the community to be aware, aware of what's going on. - I will have all the information about that event listed below. Also the Anti-Predator Project is now offering a $20,000 reward for any information that can
lead to Alicia's safe return. The Anti-Predator Project
is really awesome. I have enjoyed learning about what they do over the past week. If you would like to help
them and help their efforts to save other children
from human trafficking, you can donate at their website. To report any information
about Alicia's case, please contact the
Glendale Police Department at 623-930-3000 or the Anti-Predator
Project at 305-796-4859. And of course the police have asked if you see Alicia Navarro
to call 911 immediately and let them know where you are. This case is obviously very heavy. It was hard to work on this one, but I feel like it's so important, not only to raise awareness about Alicia, but to other parents who
could possibly fall victim to human trafficking. But that's all I really
have at this point, guys, I'm really hoping that eventually we'll know some more information
or they'll get a lead that will help them figure
out what truly happened. And maybe they will be able
to find Alicia one day. I know this video is very hard to hear. I know that this was heavy. I appreciate those of you
who listened through it, listened to Jessica and Alicia's story. Even though it's a dark topic, it's something that people
need to know more about. I hope that you were able
to learn something from this and that it really does
help bring some awareness to Alicia's case. And I would really appreciate it if you would take time to
follow the social media accounts and send some words of support
to Jessica and her family. I send my deepest sympathies
to Alicia's family. I can't imagine the
stress that they deal with on a daily basis worrying
about where she is. But I just wanna say to Jessica that I think you are incredibly strong for doing what you're doing and taking the pain and trauma
that you've been through and taking that energy and using it towards not only trying
to find your daughter, but also educate other parents and possibly prevent something else from happening to another child. I don't think I would
even be able to function if I were you, truly. I can't imagine your
daily stress and pain, but I thank you for fighting
as hard as you have, for reaching out to content
creators and podcasts, trying to get Alicia's name out there and I really hope this video helps. And thank you to everyone
who took the time to watch this video and listen
to what Jessica had to say, to what Trent had to say. - [Trent] If there's ever
anything that we can do for any of your viewers, please don't hesitate to contact us. We can be reached via our website at www.antipredatorproject.org. We can also be reached 24
hours a day, seven days a week via our emergency hotline
number, 305-796-4859. - I'm trying to do everything I can to keep her story alive. It's not just a picture,
this is my daughter. This could be your daughter. It could be your sister,
your niece, your friend. - Please leave your thoughts below. Make sure to keep them
kind and helpful only, but that is gonna be it for me today. I will see you guys next week. Stay safe out there, and I hope you have a good day. (soft music)
