FBI makes arrest in 2016 disappearance of Doral woman and daughter
The FBI has made an arrest in connection with the disappearance of a Doral woman and her 8-year-old daughter who vanished in 2016, authorities announced Tuesday. Liliana Moreno and her daughter Daniela were last seen on May 30, 2016, in or near the Home Depot on Okeechobee Road in Hialeah. At the time of their disappearance, Moreno was 41 years old and Daniela was 8. They haven’t been heard from since. Liliana Moreno’s brother, Eduardo Moreno, told NBC6 that the FBI had told him on Monday that Gustavo Castaño, Liliana’s ex and Daniela’s father, had been arrested. More details were not immediately provided, but Castaño does have an appearance scheduled at 1:30 p.m. in federal court. NBC6 has reached out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida for further information. Liliana (r) and Daniela Moreno, a mother and daughter, went missing on 5/30/2016. FBI reward: $25K for information leading to their whereabouts. https://t.co/MdCGbZdcZ1 pic.twitter.com/09E9CfBlJW— FBI Miami (@FBIMiamiFL) June 1, 2021 Following their disappearance, detectives who searched the Doral home of Liliana Moreno and her daughter found a number of personal belongings and unfinished meal preparations, indicating that Moreno planned to return. Detectives in 2021 said Castaño went to pick up Liliana and her daughter, and the couple got into an argument. Castaño told detectives he dropped the two off on Turnpike Avenue. Investigators pointed to Castaño as a person of interest in the case but lacked enough information to make an arrest. He was questioned by detectives but never charged. This is a developing story. Refresh for updates.
The FBI has made an arrest in connection with the disappearance of a Doral woman and her 8-year-old daughter who vanished in 2016, authorities announced Tuesday.
Liliana Moreno and her daughter Daniela were last seen on May 30, 2016, in or near the Home Depot on Okeechobee Road in Hialeah. At the time of their disappearance, Moreno was 41 years old and Daniela was 8. They haven’t been heard from since.
Liliana Moreno’s brother, Eduardo Moreno, told NBC6 that the FBI had told him on Monday that Gustavo Castaño, Liliana’s ex and Daniela’s father, had been arrested.
More details were not immediately provided, but Castaño does have an appearance scheduled at 1:30 p.m. in federal court. NBC6 has reached out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida for further information.
Liliana (r) and Daniela Moreno, a mother and daughter, went missing on 5/30/2016. FBI reward: $25K for information leading to their whereabouts. https://t.co/MdCGbZdcZ1 pic.twitter.com/09E9CfBlJW— FBI Miami (@FBIMiamiFL) June 1, 2021
Following their disappearance, detectives who searched the Doral home of Liliana Moreno and her daughter found a number of personal belongings and unfinished meal preparations, indicating that Moreno planned to return.
Detectives in 2021 said Castaño went to pick up Liliana and her daughter, and the couple got into an argument. Castaño told detectives he dropped the two off on Turnpike Avenue.
Investigators pointed to Castaño as a person of interest in the case but lacked enough information to make an arrest. He was questioned by detectives but never charged.
This is a developing story. Refresh for updates.
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