Tonight, a stunning update in the years
long missing persons case out of Glendale.
Alicia Navarro was just 14 yeard
when she vanished from her home,
her mother desperately
searching for her daughter.
Ever since as her story spread across
the country Today Glendale polie
announcing that Alicia has been found
alive and safe in a small town in Montana.
It's really an unbelievable out.
Team trials Bianca Bono is
live outside Glendale Police
Headquarters tonight in Bianca,
there are a lot of questions
about how this all happened.
Yeah, guys, this is the outcome
that so many people had
been holding out hope for.
But police said while this
might feel like an ending,
it's really just the start
of their investigation.
Alicia Navarro has been located missing
for nearly four years.
Alicia Navarro has been found.
She is, by all counts, safe.
She is by all accounts healthy
and she is by all accounts happ,
Glendale police say.
Within the last few days,
Alicia, now 18 years old,
went to a police station
in a small town in Montana
close to the Canadian border,
identifying herself,
asking for help and clearing her
off a missing juvenile list.
How did she get to Montana?
We don't know yet. The
search for Alicia started
in September of 2019.
When the then 14 year old
disappeared from her Glendale he
just days before her birthday,
she left a note behind saying she ran away.
She was sorry and she would come back.
Melissa, I love you.
If you're looking at this,
please come home.
Five days after Alicia went mis,
her mother's desperate search
was already well underway.
She said her daughter was
on the autism spectrum.
You swear you were gonna come b?
Please come home.
It's been almost four years of agony,
4 years of billboards, Flyers,
press conferences and prayers.
But Jessica Nunez finding out
Wednesday her daughter is alive?
I don't have details,
but the important thing is that she is alive.
In addition to this statement,
Nunez also sharing these
video clips on social media
released by Glendale police.
Did anybody hurt you in any way?
They show a small part of a 20 minute
FaceTime call between investigas
and Alicia, one of many calls
they say they've recently had
with her. Thank you very much fr
talking with us. Of course, thank you.
Thank you for offering help to .
Police also releasing a recent o
showing what Alicia looks like y
to us. She is a victim and we
need to provide services to her,
whether that be mental or just
health wise or just helping her
get her life back in order. When
asked if Alicia was with
anyone when she left Arizona,
where she's been staying and
who if anyone, she's been with,
officials said they still don't know.
And even though they've
found Alicia alive and well,
this investigation is not over.
As much as we'd like to to say
this is the end, we know this
is probably only the beginning,
and right now officials say
no one is facing any charges.
But of course, the possibility remains on
the table as their investigation unfolds.
They said Alicia is choosing to
speak with local and federal po,
and she remains in Montana right now.
They said that this process has
just been emotionally overwhelmg
for everyone involved,
guys and Bianca. It's been 4 ye,
as you pointed out. Did police e
any indication as to what finaly
prompted Alicia to come forward?
Yeah, that question was asked
at the press conference today.
Mark. And police said that they
think that Alicia was just reado
kind of move forward with her l,
start living her life as a norm,
healthy adult.
They said that she was aware of
all of the attention that her
case has gotten over the years.
They also said that she wanted
to talk to her mom and let her
mom know that she was Okay.
All right, Bianca Bono.
What an amazing turn of events
after four years to find this
young lady safe and hopefully
she and her mom can be reunited.
Ganto Bono. Thank you.