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MISSING: Yessenia, Thalia, and Michael

Yessenia Suarez & Thalia and Michael
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MISSING: Yessenia, Thalia, and Michael

When Yessenia Suarez and her two young kids, Thalia and Michael Otto, go missing from their home in Deltona, Florida, all eyes turn to her husband, Luis Toledo. As investigators scramble to find the family, they uncover a tragic story of abuse and even ties to an international gang.

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Yessenia Suarez and her two young kids, Thalia (right) and Michael Otto (left).

Yessenia Suarez and her two young kids, Thalia (right) and Michael Otto (left).

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Yessenia Suarez’s husband, Luis Toledo

Yessenia Suarez’s husband, Luis Toledo.

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Yessenia Suarez and her mother, Felicita Nieves.

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Yessenia Suarez’s home following a well-being check for Suarez and her children

Yessenia Suarez’s home following a well-being check for Suarez and her children.

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9-year-old Thalia Otto.

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Luis Toledo’s knife with brass knuckles built into the handle

Luis Toledo’s knife with brass knuckles built into the handle.

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8-year-old Michael Otto

8-year-old Michael Otto.

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Kevin Dredden, Yessenia’s coworker

Kevin Dredden, Yessenia’s coworker.

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Tyshawn Jackson, the family’s next-door neighbor.

Tyshawn Jackson, the family’s next-door neighbor.

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Luis Toledo, Yessenia Suarez’s husband, who was charged with second-degree murder for Yessenia’s death.

Luis Toledo, Yessenia Suarez’s husband, who was charged with second-degree murder for Yessenia’s death.

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Felicita Nieves, Yessenia Suarez’s mom.

Felicita Nieves, Yessenia Suarez’s mom.

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Yessenia Suarez’s brother, Jonathan Suarez Nieves.

Yessenia Suarez’s brother, Jonathan Suarez Nieves.

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Please contact the authorities If you have any information about the following:

If you or a loved one is experiencing abuse of any kind, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233.

If you have any information about the location of Yessenia, Thalia, or Michael’s bodies, please email the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office at [email protected] or call Crime Stoppers at 1-888-277-8477.

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