Family of missing men hoping for safe return before holidays

Tacoma, Washington: Family of missing men hoping for safe return before holidays
By John Discepolo

Summary
Ten days have passed since three men vanished on their way home from work. No signs of the missing men have turned up, and their family members are heartsick at the thought of spending the holidays without them.


Christian Rangel (left), Yazmany Ortiz (center) and Jesus Avila (right)


KENT, Wash. -- Ten days have passed since three men vanished on their way home from work.

No signs of the missing men have turned up, and their family members are heartsick at the thought of spending the holidays without them.

Jesus Bejar-Avila of Lakewood, Yazmany Quezada Ortiz of Tacoma and Christian Alberto Rangel of University Place disappeared after clocking out of work. The three had car pooled together to work at Lake Union Wholesale

Florists where they loaded delivery trucks.

Police have recovered an abandoned pick up truck that belonged to one of the men.

Since then, the men's family members their nights have been sleepless, their days have been long and what consumes them are hundreds of questions.

"It's like impossible not to think about it," said Stephanie Mendoza. "I try to stay positive, because just the thought of thinking something bad is happening to them its depressing."

While family members have been pray for the men's safe return, investigators have been searching for clues.

"One of the things we are considering is was this something criminal? Was (it) a drug deal that went bad? Anything over money?" said Lt. Chris Lawler. "We have nothing specific that says one way or the other. That's what's puzzling about this."

Rangel's girlfriend, who is nearly three months pregnant says her boyfriend had every reason in the world to come home.

"He was basically happy, because he thought he couldn't have babies. And when I started feeling sick, went to the doctors and they told us I was pregnant, he was actually happy," said Getsemani Ortiz-Torrez.

The families are distributing flyers to spread the word. But with the holidays right around the corner, it's hasn't been easy. Bejar-Avila's mother says it won't be Christmas until she knows what happened to her son.

Police say they're treating this as a missing persons case, but added the disappearance of all three men is highly unusual.


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