Norma Lopez MISSING (photo of the shirt she was wearing the day she vanished)

Time is ticking on and one month has passed since teenager Norma Lopez was abducted and killed in Moreno Valley, California.  Since then, regular classes have resumed at Valley View High and the hunt to find her killer is still active.  Police told me Norma left her summer school classes at Valley View and was supposed to meet her sister, but she never made it to the location.  Investigators believe she may have taken a short cut from Dracaea Avenue leading out to an area on Cottonwood Avenue, but somewhere in between authorities believe she was kidnapped.  In fact, some of her personal belongings were found in a field, and there were signs of a struggle.  Investigators believe she was taken against her will and may have been thrown into a newer model green SUV. That vehicle was seen fleeing from the area at a high rate of speed.  Deputy Nieburger told me that that vehicle may not necessarily be connected to the murder, but the driver may have seen something. The area where Norma’s body was found is about three miles away from where she went missing, and her remains were in an open field on top of the ground.

I spoke with Elisabeth, Norma’s sister, early on.  She said Norma was one of seven children, and since June 25^th had been attending summer school.  Norma usually arrived to Valley View each day around 7:10 a.m. and her classes started at 7:30 a.m.  Her classes usually ended a little before 10:00 a.m.  The day Norma went missing, she was supposed to meet her sister at a nearby home.  When she didn’t arrive, her sister went out looking for her and that’s when she found Norma’s back pack on the trail.  A neighbor called 9-1-1.  Elisabeth says the trail is big enough that a car or a truck can drive on it.

Take a look at this picture of Norma with the striped shirt on.  Her family believes this was the exact same shirt she was wearing when she was taken.  She was also wearing skinny jeans that day, but without the holes.  Norma is petite, but tall.  She stands 5’7” and weighs 110 pounds.  She has brown hair and brown eyes. If you have any information, please contact Sergeant Jamie Briones: (951) 247-8700  here: findnormaskiller@riversidesheriff.org