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Damian Trujillo Castro Valley Jane Doe Blog - Day 2
POSTED: 1:10 pm PST December 7, 2006
UPDATED: 7:33 pm PST December 7, 2006
Editor's Note:
NBC11 reporter Damian Trujillo will be filing blogs from Mexico, as
part of his investigation into the death of the woman known as the
"Castro Valley Jane Doe." Follow his journey here, including Day 1 of his
blog.
The last few days have been quite remarkable.
Detectives from the Alameda County Sheriff´s Office brought
four thousand fliers with them. They've been passing them out in the
main square in the town of Yahualica.
And Thursday, they visited several schools, and held informal
assemblies with the student bodies, hoping someone will recognize
Castro Valley Jane Doe, or the "person of interest."
The name of that "person of interest" is Miguel Angel Nunez
Castaneda. He was a bus boy and dishwasher at the same Carrows
Restaurant where detectives found the decomposed body of Jane Doe,
in May of 2003.
Today, Thursday, I spoke with the younger brother of
Castaneda. He is a student at one of the schools we visited. His
eyes were watery, and he had a terrified look on his face. His name
is Eric Nunez.
Eric told me his parents are extremely worried about the
allegations. Nunez didn't want to do an on-camera interview, but
says he feels terrible someone would do such a thing to a young lady
like Castro Valley Jane Doe.
Detectives believe Jane Doe was either the girlfriend or wife
of Nunez Castaneda, whom they believe she met in Nevada, and took
her to the Bay Area.
I alerted the detectives that Castaneda's brother, Eric, did
not mind talking to them, so the detectives interviewed him
briefly... an interview our NBC11 cameraman Robert Wellington caught
on tape.
The detectives are hopeful that the $65,000 reward will help
them identify Castro Valley Jane Doe, and her family. Detectives say
they will exhume Jane Doe's body from her resting place, and fly her
home to Yahualica once her family is found.
Everyone here has been quite remarkable. We've received a
police escort everywhere we've gone.
Wednesday was an exhausting day. After taking the red-eye
from Oakland Airport, we began working immediately in Yahualica.
Rest didn't come until 9 p.m., and I welcomed the hours of
rest, after the all-day-and-nighter. I welcomed the quiet time, even
though the hotel where we're staying makes Motel 6 look like the
Four Seasons, where hot water is taken for granted.
This is a trip I look forward to sharing with our NBC11
viewers.
We'll be back with deputies tonight (Thursday), and tomorrow,
as they comb through this town of 35,000 people, two hours north of
Guadalajara by car.
Wish us luck. The deputies have worked so hard for it.
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Previous Stories:
- December 5, 2006: Bay Area Jane Doe Case Takes Police, NBC11 To Mexico
- November 9, 2006: Person Of Interest In Jane Doe Case Could Be In SoCal
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