And freaking out. I walk in and my sister is not there. Her doors open, her lights are on, her bed is undone. Everything is horrible and i felt it. She had been fearless on the front lines in iraq. But, something had her terrified at home. Im scared. I dont feel safe. A desperate call to police, and then she vanished. Somebody made her pretty scared. Theres nothing to say what that was. Right. What had happened to this Beautiful Army sergeant . That question would last lunch a spellbinding mystery. Was a killer out there . Could police catch him . They would hatch a plan a virtual genius. One of the detective said youre not going to believe this. Welcome to dateline. Maribel ramos was a fighter, joining the army and doing two tours overseas before returning to civilian life, but even her Military Experience would not be enough to prepare her for the evil she battled back home. Here is Josh Mankiewicz with mystery and Orange County. Orange county, california. On tv, it is a place of sun, fun, and privilege. It is where the real housewives first air their dirty laundry. It is for the kids from the oc showed us all what temperature cool really was. Around here, you get the sense that everyone is rich and white and lives in a mansion with a view of the pacific, but step back from the coast and you will see the Orange County that is not on tv. Not as wealthy, not as white, full of those who came here from somewhere else chasing a better life, and finding it in places like santa ana, a mostly workingclass Immigrant Community In The Shadow of disneyland. It is the part of the oc that people know where to survive, they will have to work hard. Maribel ramos arrived here as a baby, leaving mexico behind. She would not only survive here, but thrive. To tell you the truth, this should be the story of a woman who worked hard to change her life and in doing so, carved a path for others to follow. But, this story is going to end differently. Why are you crying . Because im afraid. There are some parts of life that hard work just cant fix. Im scared. Im just calling to let you guys know that if something happens, i did it because i was defending myself. All i am trying to say is that i morning honestly, i will fight for my life. I swear i will kill him. All of this should have never reached that point of no return, so maybe it is a story of simple bad luck, two lives that should never have come together. Tell me about growing up with maribel. What was she like . Troublemaker. Mom wanted her to stay at home and she wanted to go play baseball. Tomboy . Yes. Her sister, lucy, says tomboy Maribel Ramos also had a spark. She would come in immediately and introduce herself to everybody. Make friends, people were drawn to her, easy to talk to. You saw boys who are interested in her . Definitely, from an early age. And that never ended, did it . Little sister lucy remembers how maribel was in charge of watching out for her father single mother often worked two jobs to make ends meet. You are how much younger . Seven years younger. She didnt want to do it. She had to. It, even as a child, maribel figured out that a different world existed, and she wanted to live there. She knew a young age that there was a lot more to life than what we had around us. There were things you could do, go to school and have opportunities and live in a nicer house. She saw all of that . Definitely. Maribel ramos knew she would have to work hard to get what and where she wanted. After high school, she worked in security at kmart and hatched a longterm plan to become a cop, but she would need a College Degree and that meant money. So, Maribel Ramos became private first class ramos. She joined the army hoping to use the g. I. Bill. Her first day was august 8th, 2001, and just 34 days later, the whole world changed. We all sort of recoil in horror, but you probably also thought, thats going to affect my sister. Yes. I turn on the tv and the towers are crumbling. The first thing i thought was oh my gosh, my sister is going to war. Lucy worried. Their mother worried, but maribel was like a rock. What did marable say about going overseas . She did not express her feelings about it. She just said this is whats happening. I need to talk to mom. Marable went to war in iraq. Was it like to see her in uniform . Pretty amazing. Sometimes i would see her and i was just like whoa, youre going out there to save everybody. Maribel learned to jump out of airplanes and mount guns for armed convoys. She saw more than her share of combat and also made sergeant. When her tour of iraq ended, she and risk reenlisted for another. She seemed fearless. She couldve very easily become a casualty. Yes, and other people did die, friends of her. In 2009, after two tours in iraq, maribel left the army and enrolled in college, but adjusting back to civilian life was not as easy as marable had expected. Like a lot of war veterans, she suffered from posttraumatic stress disorder, or ptsd. She had seen some terrible things. Did she ever talk about that . Not with me. Instead, she focused on school, work, and family, especially her niece, giselle. She kind of adopted you as this project. Yeah. Why did she do that . I think it was because she wanted me to have the best. As giselle grew older, the selfimprovement message sometimes came complete with pushups. After all, maribel was all army. When i would get in trouble, she would make me do exercise in order to work off the punishment. And all this time, maribel was hammering away at giselle. Youre going to finish school, youre going to study hard. Theyre going to have a career. Yes. This is what youre going to do, she would tell her. Okay, giselle . Yes. Maribel got a dog and rented a twobedroom apartment in the City Of Orange, which she shared with a roommate, a quiet chemist named kc joy, who also had a dog. I thought it was a perfect match, like he has a dog, she has a dog. He seems quiet. Hes not going to have all these people coming over. By may, 2013, everything seemed great. Maribel was leading by example, finishing up her degree in Criminal Justice at Cal State Fullerton. Giselle was following in her strong footsteps. She was dropping off money at my house because i had gotten good grades and she had just gotten her hair done, died in style because for her graduation. She looks great and she was happy . Yes, she was. That is why it made no sense when just days later, Maribel Ramos, soldier, student, loving aunt simply disappeared. Coming up, what had happened to Maribel Ramos . When dateline continues. When dateline continues. Rsv can severely affect the lungs and lower airways. But im protected with arexvy. 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He told lucy he had already called police to report her missing. This is not an emergency. I have a roommate his 36 years old and she didnt come home last night. So what i did was text her and said happy friday. We usually text each other anyways. That was my way of connecting. She didnt text me back. Lucy still was not worried. She knew her combathardened sister could take care of herself but then evening came in for maribel, friday night was softball night. She loved to play, and never missed a game. But, this friday night she did not show. Now, lucys phone was ringing. Maribels teammates on the line. They told me go to the house. The police are there. Do not take giselle. Im freaking out, and i walk in and my sister is not there. Her door was open, her lights were on, her bed is undone. My head started spinning. Everything was horrible. And, i felt it. Detective joey ramirez with the Orange Police department got the call that evening and he also had a bad feeling about everything. It sounds like you are taking this pretty seriously from the getgo. Why couldnt she just be off by herself or with some other friends and maybe she lost her phone and forgot to call . That was our hope, that she was just missing and that she would come walking through the door but the family and friends had expressed that she was very responsible. And nobody had heard from her. Nobody. So, ramirez and his team went into action. They quickly figured out that if she left of her own accord, i did not look like she plan to be out long. Her car was there. Her keys were gone. Her phone was gone. But, her toothbrush was there. So is the big purse she is 20 she had a lot to carry. Casey returned home hours after police first got there. He again told cops what he had told them that morning, that maribel was missing. Lucy and the Softball Team went to the Police Station hoping for answers, but morning came and there were not any, so channeling her big sister, lucy decided to stop waiting, and make her own luck. I woke up on saturday and i thought wow, this is seriously happening, so i posted a picture of her on facebook, and it was immediate. People went into action. Friends from the University Got together. Family members, her roommate. Lots of people who marable had touched wanted to help. They hung flyers in english and spanish. They reached out to reporters. Its very not like her to just disappear. The next day friday morning she was not here. I helped my mom pass out flyers around school, pretty much anything i could do. Did you think they would find her . Yes, i did. Giselle was 14 at the time, but detective ramirez had been a cop for more years than giselle had been alive, and was not hopeful. Shes not using her cell phone, she is not taking any money out. When you have picked up no trace of her after a couple of days, do you still think youre looking for a living person . The percentages are starting to drop not in our favor. Because by then, youve called all the hospitals . All the hospitals, jails. There is an alert out that if any Police Officer in Southern California sees her. Correct. The media was also helping. Know maribel and any Security Tape from any nearby store. Police checked all of them. They found only this images on the camera outside her apartment complex. It is maribel paying the rent on may 2nd at 8 18 p. M. , the night before anyone realized she had disappeared. Maribel seems to be alone, so what the cops needed to do was talk to everyone who is anyone in maribels life. 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Josh mankiewicz voiceover this is the City Of Orange, california, in the county of orange, california. Much of it is a small town stuck in time. Theres a university, a zoo, cute local businesses, this is the City Of Orange, california in the county of orange, california. Much of it is a small town stuck in time. There is a university, a zoo, cute local businesses, and the Police Department that does not have to deal with a lot of violent crime. After all, the happiest place on earth is just down the street. But, in may 2013, Detective Joey Ramirez was far from happy. He had a lot of ground to cover, and a strong sense that time was against him as he tried to figure out what had happened to Maribel Ramos. She just vanished . How often does that kind of thing happen . It doesnt happen often. Ramirez started by investigating the men in maribels life. Did you know if she was doing a lot of Online Dating . Yeah, she did. Maribel sometimes met guys through a website called plenty of fish. That is how she found paul lopez. They had been dating for a few months and paul had joined her weekly softball game. Lopez was the last Person Maribel talked to on the phone. Now, Police Wanted to talk to him. Ramirez sat across from paul and asked about his relationship with maribel. Most of it is just been dating. Okay, and you did of the people, too . Yeah. Okay. You dont know if she dates other people are not . I dont ask, dont tell. Did you come into orange at all on thursday . Police also had to consider this. Marable had told lucy that things were not working out with paul lopez. She was not a match with paul, so she was online talking to people. Maribel was back on plenty of fish, and had met a new man, a photographer who had worked a lot with the military. It was a conn