Mom Vanishes Days Before Her Due Date — Baby Stolen

Mom Vanishes Days Before Her Due Date — Baby Stolen

A pregnant woman leaves school to pick up baby clothes from a stranger she met online, but never returns home. Days later, a woman arrives at a Chicago hospital with a newborn, claiming the baby isn't breathing. Could these two events be connected?

In this episode, we delve into the baffling disappearance of Marlene Ochoa Urióstegui López, a nineteen-year-old balancing motherhood and school, and the chilling discovery that followed. What happened to Marlene and her unborn child?

Person: Marlene Ochoa Urióstegui López
Date: April 23, 2019
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Status: Missing Person
Event: Disappearance

- Marlene was nine months pregnant and due in twelve days.
- She was last seen wearing a gray sweater and a burgundy blouse with her school's logo.
- Her three-year-old son was waiting at daycare when she vanished.
- Police issued a high-risk missing person alert 72 hours after her disappearance.
- An anonymous caller attempted to extort $1,000 from her family, claiming she was held by a cartel in Mexico.

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