TOP STORY: Florida man driving U-Haul leads troopers on multi-county chase They grew concerned after she didn’t show up for a 1 p.m. Her family members, who still live in Tampa, last heard from her at 8 p.m. “Someone’s not telling the truth because that’s not her character.”įederal investigators say 36-year-old Stefaniak, whose last known address was in Broward County, was reported missing Wednesday. TOP STORY: Over 100 arrested in undercover trafficking investigation Staff writer Juan Ortega contributed to this report.But she didn’t get on the plane, and all the family has gotten from the Costa Ricans who may have seen her is that Carla just decided to check out of her accommodations at five in the morning. I’m going to ask the guard to buy me some water.’”
Before the call dropped she said to him, ‘I’m thirsty. “He thought the phone died or the reception was bad. “He tried to Facetime her twice and he couldn’t get through,” Jaime said. That same night, she was Facetiming with a friend in New York when the call dropped about 9 p.m. In her final text message to family, Stefaniak said it was raining, the power had gone out and the place seemed “pretty sketchy.” Then they changed the story that it was a taxi at 5:30 a.m.”
“We checked her email and she did not take an Uber at 5:10 a.m.
“He asked a guard at the property and the guard said he saw her leaving in an Uber at 5:10 a.m.,” Jaime said. Embassy in Costa Rica.Īnother friend emailed the owner of the Airbnb. Jaime called Stefaniak’s family, then the U.S. One finally told me she was not on the plane. I stayed at the airport and talked to all the agents. When Jaime got to the airport around 5 p.m., she went inside to wait for her friend. I started sending her birthday messages and no one had heard from her at all. “I just had a weird feeling even before I got to the airport,” Jaime said. 28 to pick up the birthday girl and take her out for a celebratory dinner. Jaime headed to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Nov. Her companion flew home to Tampa a day early to get a better deal on the airfare, Jaime said. 22 with her sister-in-law, April Antonieta Burton. That’s why she picked Costa Rica, ironically.” “Costa Rica is portrayed as paradise that’s safe for Americans,” Jaime said. She checked in for her flight but never boarded the plane. 27 - five days after landing in Costa Rica. Stefaniak, who moved to Hallandale Beach three years ago, was last heard from on Nov. “We are really really hoping it ,” said Hallandale Beach resident Laura Jaime, Stefaniak’s best friend and former roommate. “I have hope that the body found is not my daughter’s,” he told reporters before his worst fear was confirmed.īefore the news broke, Stefaniak’s family and friends held out hope she was still alive. Carlos Caicedo, Carla’s father, had his blood drawn Tuesday to help determine whether the body belonged to his daughter. The body was badly decomposed, making it difficult to identify. And Tuesday morning, her family was at the morgue to help identify the body. Stefaniak chose to travel to Costa Rica because it’s been portrayed as a paradise where nothing bad happens, according to her best friend.īut on Monday, a body was found in a wooded area near the Airbnb property where Stefaniak was staying in Escazú, San José.
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