Monica de Leon Barba.Photo:FBI
FBI
“She will be reunited with her family and dog,” the FBI noted of her return to the United States, which was in progress at the time of the announcement late Saturday afternoon.
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Months after de Leon Barba’s disappearance, the FBIfirst acknowledged its investigationinto her capture in April, when the bureau offered $40,000 for tips leading to her recovery and released two surveillance videos of her kidnapping– the footage blurry and partially obscured.
The FBI released footage of Monica de Leon Barba’s November kidnapping. The American was forced into a gray Volkswagen Jetta while walking her dog in Tepatitlán, Jalisco.FBI
One of five unidentified suspects in the FBI’s investigation into Monica de Leon Barba’s November kidnapping. De Leon Barba was released Friday night but the FBI says they are still looking for her captors.FBI
The FBI have noted five suspects in nondescript clothing, identified from the video footage of the kidnapping, but no arrests have been made, the FBI said over the weekend, adding: “an investigation into the identity of her captors remains ongoing.”
“Our relief and joy at the safe return of Monica is profound,” Robert K. Tripp, the special agent in charge of her case, saidin a statement Saturday. “The FBI investigation is far from over, but we can now work this case knowing an innocent victim is reunited with her family.”
source: people.com
