It was possibly the biggest story of 2025 for many in the Hampton Roads region. The disappearance of Norfolk-based sailor Angelina Resendiz, who was tragically found dead behind a school — miles from Naval Station Norfolk — and the push from her mother for greater accountability after another sailor was charged with her murder.
Resendiz was reported missing days after she was last seen in her barracks in late May 2025. They were frantic days for her mother, Esmeralda Castle, who reported at first getting very little information from the Navy and NCIS investigators.
It wasn’t another week until Resendiz’s body was found in a wooded area behind Richard Bowling Elementary School. The next day, the Navy confirmed her identity — and stated that another sailor was being held in connection with her death…