Family, SAPD seeking clues in woman's 1980 disappearance - KSAT San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO - At just 19, Beatrice Villela -- "BB," as her sisters called her -- knew what she wanted to do with her life. Villela's father reported her missing. "I remember my dad screaming, cursing, yelling over the phone to the police department, telling them, ‘What do you mean you can't do anything. No one has seen her now for almost 48 hours,'" said Mary Helen Coronado, Villela's sister. Sadly enough, it just got quiet because there was nothing else we could do. ". When Villela was reported missing, there was no sign of foul play. San Antonio police took a report, but there was no search effort. In fact, this is the first time Villela's disappearance has ever been discussed publicly. Villela's last week was a busy one. She was planning to make a trip to Chicago to see her sister and attend a show for hair stylists Oct. She checked in with her sister, making plans for the trip. She thought maybe she could pursue her profession," said Sylvia DeMareno, Villela's sister. Villela offered to pick up her niece and nephew Sunday. "When I came home late that Sunday night, the kids were still here and Mary Helen said (Beatrice) didn't pick them up. I said (that) maybe she (had gotten) busy or something. We didn't think about calling her," said Thelma Frias, Villela's sister. By Monday, the sisters knew something was wrong. "I got the phone call from my cousin saying she didn't show up at the shop. Source: www.ksat.com
