The 18-year-old girl who inexplicably vanished in 2019 had a fierce argument with an unidentified male just one day before turning herself in at a local police station.
Alicia Navarro, now 18, unexpectedly strolled into a small police station in Havre, Montana, some four years after she vanished from her Arizona home, requesting that her name be removed from the list of missing children. She appeared to be unharmed.
Residents of the apartment building in Havre reported hearing Alicia and a man shouting at each other on Saturday, the day before her reappearance. A neighbor Garrett Smith, 22, shared with the New York Post: “I was here the other day and I heard them yelling. She did say, ‘I will go back.’ But that’s all I heard. It was the day before she turned herself in.”
It’s unknown how long Alicia had been living in the Havre flat, but a neighbor said she and the man in his twenties had been there for approximately a year.
Nearly four years after her disappearance, Alicia Navarro has been found alive. Navarro walked into a Montana police department and identified herself this week. She was just 14 years old when she went missing from her Glendale home in 2019.@GlendaleAZPD pic.twitter.com/wru2cgoYx7
— City of Glendale, AZ (@GlendaleAZ) July 27, 2023
Police officers stormed the building on Wednesday, raising speculation that Alicia was still living there. The particulars of Alicia’s experiences during her three-year absence are unknown. When she abandoned her family home at the age of 15, she left a note stating her desire to return at some point. She was described as autistic yet high-functioning in a missing person report.
Authorities stated that Navarro is still considered a victim, but she maintains that she was not imprisoned and was allowed to come and go as she chose. No criminal charges are being pursued at this time.
Alicia has had a brief chat with her mother, Jessica Nuez, since her return, but it is unclear whether she wishes to return to Arizona. Trent Steel, the family’s private investigator, revealed that Alicia’s future intentions had yet to be determined. Police have stated that the probe is “far from over,” according to a spokeswoman.
“We are only (beginning) to put together the puzzle that is her disappearance and her return. I would only ask for patience,” said Lieutenant Scott Waite, who is leading the investigation, during a press conference. “We can only imagine what she’s going through as well as her family. This is probably only the beginning of where this investigation will go.”
Officers interviewed Alicia by video call when she arrived at the police station, and the girl appears distressed as they ask her questions about her case.
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“Did anybody hurt you while you were away?” the police asked. Alicia replies, saying, “No, no one hurt me,” then mumbles a bit and touches her face in agony, desperately searching for her next words. “Our goal is we just want to make sure you are safe,” an officer says. She replies: “I understand that.” If you like this news, follow us on our website The Current Online.