Missing Texas woman’s parents: ‘We’re clueless’ on where she went

The family of Sydney Marquez says they are clueless about where she could have disappeared to or how she went missing.

“She just was a bright, happy person and loves her family,” mother Luz Marquez told NewsNation’s “Banfield.” “She had a lot of reasons to be continuing with her plans in her life, and she left a lot of things down here in El Paso.”

Marquez, 24, has been missing since Dec. 11. Surveillance video showed her last being seen walking near the hotel where she was staying while in Houston visiting friends.

Her vehicle was later found abandoned in the southwest part of the city.

“Every indication shows that she was heading back to her hotel,” added Raul Marquez, Sydney’s father. “Her phone’s there, her iPad’s there, her class ring is there, her clothing is there. There is just no explanation why she didn’t make it back to her hotel.”

Asked if the police are taking his daughter’s case seriously, he acknowledged they’ve been very hands-on.

“These cases take time, but to my surprise, I’ve been facing several hotels, several businesses, and I have run into a detective,” he said. “So, he is boots on the ground, and he is supportive of Sydney’s case.”

Video showed Sydney Marquez near hotel before disappearance: Parents

Raul Marquez said they recently learned of new footage showing his daughter just 150 yards from the hotel where they were staying.

“She was trying to get to our hotel,” he noted. “But for some reason or another, she kept going westbound on Harwin (Drive). That’s the last footage we have.”

Her father said he’s hoping the Starbucks near the hotel can share footage from when Marquez crossed the flyway to help determine where she was going.