On Monday, the New Orleans Police Department released details about the disappearances of 27-year-old mother Steys Yanira David-Funez; 31-year-old father Ramon Ruiz Crisanto; and their two daughters, 4-year-old Jazzlyn Esther Ruiz David and 1-year-old Dara Ismeray Ruiz David.
Police said David-Funez’s father reported them missing.
The departure
According to police, the missing mother’s father drove the family to the Greyhound bus station at 1001 Loyola Ave. in New Orleans on Nov. 30, 2023.
Police said they were told the family was moving to Houston, and David-Funez’s father said he received a text message on the same date informing him that they arrived at their destination.
Lost contact
Police said things took a turn.
David-Funez’s father reported that he tried to contact his daughter the same week of their arrival but she didn’t reply.
Police said he then reached out to other relatives in Texas, who told him the family never arrived at their destination.
That led to several more tries at reaching out to the family, but they failed again.