The Un-Missing Case of Alicia Navarro

Detailed Timeline

2004:

• September 20, 2004: Alicia Navarro is born.

September 2019:

• Early September 2019 (Two weeks before disappearance): Alicia asks her mother to drop her off at the mall to visit two male friends, a few years older than her. Her mother agrees. During this trip, one of the friends, Jack, notes Alicia had a "burner phone" in her backpack, which confuses her mother.

• September 4, 2019 (Eleven days before disappearance): Alicia messages Clark Sampels (20 years old, from Salem, Oregon) on Discord, telling him she sold her Xbox and "has a boyfriend now." Sampels claims Alicia was part of a larger mutual friend group.

• September 12, 2019 (Thursday): Alicia attends school, returns home, plays Minecraft, and texts friends. Later that evening, she tells Jack she plans to run away, possibly to California, and invites him to join (he declines, thinking she's joking).

• September 13, 2019 (Friday): Alicia asks her mother to stay home from school due to anxiety. Her mother agrees and takes her out, including getting her eyebrows threaded and visiting a chocolate factory. Her mother recalls Alicia being happy that day.

• September 14, 2019 (Saturday): Alicia stays in her room all day, with minimal interaction with friends or family.

• September 15, 2019 (Sunday, 1:00 AM): Alicia leaves her room to get water and chats with her mother, Jessica Nuñez, who is waiting for her husband to get off work. Alicia asks her mother when she plans to go to bed, then returns to her room.

• September 15, 2019 (Later that morning): Jessica Nuñez enters Alicia's room to find it empty. Alicia has left a note stating, "I ran away. I will be back. I swear. I’m sorry."

• September 15, 2019 onwards: Glendale Police Department begins an "intricate investigation" into Alicia's disappearance. The FBI also gets involved in the "massive search." Concerns quickly arise about possible external influence due to her autism and introverted personality.

• September 19, 2019: Someone who knew Alicia reports seeing her at La Pradera Park in Glendale, about 1.5 miles from her home. Witnesses at the park corroborate the sighting, claiming they saw a girl matching Alicia's description walking with an African American man with facial, neck, and hand tattoos, described as "pulling Alicia around the park by the hand."

• September 20, 2019: Alicia's 15th birthday. She was looking forward to it, having requested steak and red velvet cake. Police ping her phone and computer, but they appear to be turned off.

2019-2023:

• Ongoing: Public awareness campaigns and extensive search efforts continue with little progress. Jessica Nuñez uses platforms like TikTok to keep her daughter's story alive, facing significant public harassment.

July 2020:

• July 1, 2020: A Silver Alert is issued for Alicia. Police discourage offering a reward, but the community independently raises money and conducts searches.

July 2023:

• July 26, 2023 (Wednesday): Alicia, now 18, appears at a local police station in Havre, Montana, near the Canadian border (over 1,000 miles from Glendale, Arizona). She identifies herself and requests to be removed from the missing persons list. Police say she appears "safe, healthy, and happy" and came of her "own free will."

• July 26, 2023: Police in Montana conduct interviews with Alicia. The Glendale Police Department, along with the U.S. Marshal Service and the FBI, respond to the area and continue the investigation.

• July 27, 2023: BNO News reports on Alicia's reappearance. Glendale Police Department holds a press conference, confirming Alicia Navarro has been located. They release a photo and two short video clips of her interview via FaceTime. Police emphasize the investigation is "far from over" and "all options are on the table" regarding her disappearance.

• July 27, 2023 onwards: Alicia has a brief, "emotionally overwhelming" conversation and reunification with her mother, Jessica Nuñez.

• July 29, 2023 (Saturday): A neighbor, Garrett Smith, reports hearing Alicia and a man arguing in an apartment building in Havre, Montana. Alicia is heard yelling, "I will go back."

• July 30, 2023: News reports confirm Alicia was heard arguing with a man the day before her reappearance.

• July 31, 2023: Jessica Nuñez publicly recounts the emotional reunion and expresses frustration over public harassment. Alicia requests privacy to "move on with her life."

October 2023:

• October 23, 2023: Edmund Davis is arrested in Montana.

• October 24, 2023: Edmund Davis, 36, is charged with child sexual abuse after being linked to Alicia during her time in Montana. He is found in possession of explicit images involving minors. He is detained with a $1 million bond. Authorities note that evidence directly connecting Davis to Alicia's disappearance remains scarce. Neighbors report Davis had been living with Alicia for at least a year.

February 2025:

• February 12, 2025: Edmund Davis is sentenced to 100 years in prison with 50 years suspended, and will not be eligible for parole for 25 years, after pleading guilty to one count of sexual abuse of children. It remains unknown if he is connected to Alicia's initial disappearance.

Cast of Characters

• Alicia Navarro: A young woman who disappeared from her home in Glendale, Arizona, in September 2019, at the age of 14 (shortly before her 15th birthday), and reappeared nearly four years later in Montana at age 18. She is described as introverted and having autism. She left a note indicating she ran away voluntarily but wanted to return. Upon reappearance, she stated she was safe and healthy and wished to move on with her life.

• Jessica Nuñez: Alicia Navarro's mother. She tirelessly searched for her daughter, using social media (like TikTok) to raise awareness. She publicly recounted the emotional reunion with Alicia and expressed frustration over public harassment her family faced during Alicia’s absence.

• Edmund Davis: A 36-year-old man linked to Alicia during her time in Montana. He was arrested in October 2023 on child sexual abuse charges after explicit images involving minors were found on his phone. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced in February 2025. It is unknown if he is directly connected to Alicia's initial disappearance. Neighbors reported he had been living with Alicia for at least a year.

• Garrett Smith: A 22-year-old neighbor in Havre, Montana, who heard Alicia arguing with a man the day before her reappearance, specifically hearing her say, "I will go back."

• Jack: A male friend of Alicia's, a few years older than her, who was with her at the mall two weeks before her disappearance. He noted Alicia had a "burner phone." Alicia also told him she planned to run away to California and invited him to join.

• Clark Sampels: A 20-year-old man from Salem, Oregon, whom Alicia messaged on Discord 11 days before her disappearance. He claimed to be part of a mutual friend group that included Alicia.

• Jose Santiago: The Media Manager for the Glendale Police Department, who spoke at the press conference announcing Alicia's location.

• Lieutenant Scott Waite: The Glendale Police Department Lieutenant whose team led the investigation into Alicia's disappearance and reappearance.

• Phil Bates: An FBI representative who assisted the Glendale Police Department in the investigation, providing intelligence gathering and other resources.

• Trent Steel: The family's private investigator, mentioned in one source as confirming Alicia's future plans had not been clarified yet after her return.

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