BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES
January 26, 2012
Today we have 2 birthdays and 1 anniversary. It is the 1 year anniversary of the disappearance of Andres Rink. Today is also Fidel Nikbakht’s 4th birthday and Everlyse Cabrera’s 8th birthday.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDRES!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVERLYSE!
Please take a moment to read the information below and refresh your memory on the details of their cases. Let’s not let these children spend another year or birthday away from home.
Fidel Nikbakht Acosta
Fidel Nikbakht Acosta
Date of Birth: January 26, 2008
Biracial (Hispanic/White) Male of Iranian Descent
Height: 1’6” Weight: 23 lbs
Hair: Brown Eyes: Black
Missing: February 8, 2009 From: San Jose, CA
Distinguishing Features: Scar on his left knee.
Fidel may be in the company of his mother, Claudia Acosta-Mendez. They are believed to be in Tampico, Mexico.
Claudia Acosta-Mendez
Date of Birth: April 29, 1975
Hispanic Female
Height: 5’5” Weight: 150 lbs
Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Fidel Nikbakt Acosta, please immediately contact the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office at:
1-408-808-4720
The National Center For Missing & Exploited Children at:
1-800-843-5678
Everlyse Cabrera
Everlyse Cabrera
Date of Birth: January 26, 2004
Hispanic Female
Height: 2’6” Weight: 25 lbs
Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
Missing: June 10, 2006 From: North Las Vegas, NV
Last Seen Wearing: Pink shorts and shirt with no shoes.
Everlyse Cabrera – Age Progressed to 6 Years.
Everlyse and her younger brother were living with foster parents, Vhee and Manuel Carrascal, in the 6500 block of Diamond Point Court in North Las Vegas. The Carrascals stated they checked on Everlyse at 1:00 a.m. and she was asleep in her bed. The next time they checked, at 8:00 a.m., she was gone. They theorized she stood on a chair, unlocked the front door of their home, and wandered out. The Carrascals did not report Everlyse’s disappearance to the police until noon, four hours after they realized she was missing.
The Carrascals stopped cooperating with the police early on in the investigation. Authorities stated that no one outside the foster family remembers having seen Everlyse after May 15, which was the day her biological parents last saw her almost a month prior to her reported disappearance. Everlyse’s parents, Marlena Olivas and Ernesto Cabrera, filed a lawsuit against the Carrascals and the Clark County, Nevada Department of Family Services (DFS) in September 2006, alleging negligence in supervising and monitoring Everlyse while she was in their custody. The Carrascals adult son, who owned and lived in their home, was never licensed or subjected to a criminal background check, which is violation of the agency’s standard procedure. Everlyse’s parents also named their daughter as a defendant in the lawsuit, and a guardian ad litem was appointed to represent her interests. The Carrascals pleaded their Fifth Amendment Rights against self-incrimination and refused to speak when they were questioned about Everlyse’s disappearance in court.
In September 2007, the lawsuit was settled for $300,00.00. This amount is the maximum payout on the insurance policy provided for the foster parents by Clark County. It releases the Carrascals from any future civil liability. Marlena and Ernesto asked for $2.3 million from Clark County, but this was refused.
On the day Everlyse’s parents last saw her, they noticed she had a burn on her hand. They asked for an explanation but got no answer. Curiously, a previous foster child of the Carrascals sustained second and third-degree burns. Eight hours later, he was finally taken to the emergency room, and had to spend the night in the hospital. Vhee claimed he had been burned by hot soup. Neither she, nor her husband, were accused of abusing the child, but he was removed from their home. The Carrascals had demanded the immediate removal of several other children placed in their home, leading to concerns from the DFS about their level of commitment to being foster parents. They also failed to complete the required training, but their foster home license was renewed anyway, two months prior to Everlyse’s disappearance.
Everlyse’s parents lived in El Monte, California at the time of their daughter’s disappearance. They got involved with Family Services after Everlyse’s brother tested positive for drugs at birth. In December 2007, Marlena and Ernesto surrendered their parental rights to Everlyse’s siblings and allowed them to be adopted by their foster family, with whom they were placed after Everlyse went missing. The children’s parents stated their sons had bonded with the foster family and they thought the children would be better off there. Everlyse’s parents have not surrendered their rights to her, however.
Everlyse remains missing and the circumstances surrounding her disappearance remain unclear. Her foster parents remain the focus of the investigation, but are not being called suspects in her case.
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Everlyse Cabrera, please immediately contact the North Las Vegas Police Department at:
1-702-633-9111
OR
The National Center For Missing & Exploited Children at:
1-800-843-5678
Andres Rink
Andres Rink
Date of Birth: July 10, 2007
Biracial (Hispanic/White) Male
Height: 3’4” Weight: 40 lbs
Hair: Auburn Eyes: Hazel
Missing: January 26, 2011 From: San Antonio, TX
Andres was abducted by his mother, Patricia Guzman Pruneda. A felony warrant for Custodial Interference was issued for Patricia on June 6, 2011. They may travel to Mexico.
Patricia Guzman Pruneda
Date of Birth: August 5, 1973
Hispanic Female
Height: 5’4” Weight: 120 lbs
Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Andres Rink, please immediately contact the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office at:
1-210-207-7273
OR
The National Center For Missing & Exploited Children at:
1-800-843-5678
