The disappearance of Melina Abril Romero, 27 years old, was reported to the police by her mother after several days without news about her whereabouts in Resistencia, Chaco Province.
According to the local media outlet Diario Tag, Claudia Liliana Esquivel, Melina’s mother, reached out for authorities’ assistance on a Saturday. She recounted that Melina was at her ex-mother-in-law’s house with her daughter, and that was the last information she had about her. However, upon visiting the location on Calle Los Jazmines, number 900, she learned that her daughter hadn’t been there since Wednesday, June 11.
Reports indicate that the young woman has a dark complexion , is slender , and approximately 1.71 meters tall . Her hair is black , wavy, reaching shoulder length, and her eyes are dark brown . Among her distinctive features, she has a cross tattoo on her left shoulder, a diamond on the back of her left arm, and a tree of life tattoo on her abdomen. Additionally, she has a noticeable scar on her forehead and a piercing in her nose.
At the time of her disappearance, she was wearing a black jacket , light jeans , and black boots . Melina did not have her cellphone with her, but she is known to be an active user of social media .
The case is under the jurisdiction of Dr. Marcelo Cáceres Olivera , the on-duty Gender Matters Prosecutor, who has ordered the immediate activation of a search protocol . A recent photograph of the young woman has been circulated, with her mother’s explicit authorization, to extend the search and gather any information that could lead to her location.
Simultaneously, in the province of Córdoba, there is an active search for Melisa Aldana Barrionuevo, 28 years old, who was last seen in Villa El Libertador.
The Córdoba District Prosecutor’s Office, under District 2, Shift 3, is initiating a search operation. Melisa disappeared on Tuesday from Calle Defensa, number 1200, while walking along one of the main streets of the Córdoba neighborhood.
The case has caused shock within the local community and on social media , where friends and family have been fervently spreading information and images in a desperate attempt to locate the woman.
The last confirmed contact with Melisa Aldana Barrionuevo was on Calle Defensa, number 1200, in the Villa El Libertador neighborhood. The local prosecutor confirmed that she had left her home and was seen by witnesses moving through the area, where further traces were lost.
At the time of her disappearance, she was wearing a dark blue or black hoodie with a white drawstring, slim jeans, and red sports shoes with a white sole. According to the portal CBA24N, she has a olive complexion, dark brown hair, and is about 1.68 meters tall. She did not carry any flashy items or large bags, which begs extra attention from pedestrians in the urban areas of the southern provincial capital.
The Judicial Unit 6 has been designated as the center for receiving information and spontaneous complaints, while the Córdoba Police have begun searches in streets near the site of her disappearance, gathering images from security cameras, interviewing residents, and collecting pedestrian traffic records.
Phone lines 4666250 and 4481016 (internal 34101) have been established for people with credible information or those who may have seen individuals with similar physical characteristics and clothing in other areas of Córdoba capital.