Authorities in Riverside County have announced arrests in the long unsolved disappearance of a Coachella Valley couple.
On Saturday, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said three men were arrested on suspicion of murder in the case of Audrey Moran, 26, and her boyfriend Jonathan Reynoso, 28, who vanished in May 2017. The men were identified as Jesus, 41, Manuel, 28, and Abraham, 32. According to NBC News, all three were booked into the Riverside County Jail. They are suspects, and an arrest is not a conviction. Baller Alert could not find a response from any of the men or their representatives at the time of this report.
The sheriff’s department said “information obtained during this lengthy missing person/homicide investigation” led to the arrests. Investigators did not say how the men are connected to the couple or what led them to believe the couple had been killed.
What Was Known About The Disappearance
According to NBC News and the Desert Sun, Audrey left her sister’s home in Coachella on May 10, 2017 to pick up Jonathan and drive him to his Palm Desert home. When their families could not reach them, police were called. On May 12, 2017, her 2010 GMC Terrain was found abandoned along Interstate 10.
Sergeant Dan Marshall of the Indio Police Department told KESQ there was no forced entry to the vehicle and no blood inside. The Desert Sun reported that cell phone records showed Audrey never placed or received a call from outside the Coachella Valley area. Her sister also received a photo of the couple late that night, which police said was not taken the same day it was sent. Audrey’s phone was turned off soon after.
As of this report, neither Audrey nor Jonathan had been found. We will keep an eye on this case as authorities share more.
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