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Gone From Glendale: Exploring The 2019 Disappearance of 14-Year-Old Alicia Navarro

October 15, 2022 by Alissa Fleck in Missing Person

September 15, 2019— 14-year-old Alicia Navarro slips out of her Glendale, Arizona home in the middle of the night. It’s the cusp of her 15th birthday. The budding tech genius, who is autistic, has not been seen since. My investigation reveals Alicia led a more complicated life than anyone could have imagined. Who managed to lure her away from home? The Gone From Glendale podcast is available wherever you listen.

Could Alicia Navarro's Abductor(s) Have Used an Event Like Comic-Con to Lure Her From Home?

August 20, 2020 by Alissa Fleck

Alicia Navarro was 14-years-old when she was extracted from her Glendale, Arizona home in the middle of the night nearly one year ago. The comic book Alicia brought with her when she vanished, past mentions of wanting to attend Comic-Con, and other details around her disappearance could offer up clues to how she was lured away.