Ep. 250 — The Kidnapping of Monica De Leon Barba

In 2022, 29-year-old Monica De Leon Barba moved from San Mateo, California, to the city of Tepatitlán in Jalisco, Mexico, to do photography work for a family member’s new business. But as she was walking on a normal city street with her dog Asa in broad daylight, a group of men kidnapped her.

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https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/sanfrancisco/news/fbi-san-francisco-releases-video-depicting-the-kidnapping-of-monica-de-leon-barba 

https://abc7news.com/post/monica-de-leon-barba-woman-kidnapped-mexico-found-san-mateo-bay-area-in/13507676/

https://abc7.com/post/monica-de-leon-barba-woman-kidnapped-mexico-found-san-mateo-bay-area-in/13507904/ 

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/17/us/monica-de-leon-barba-mexico-return-friend 

https://nypost.com/2023/07/17/monica-de-leon-barbas-doing-good-after-mexico-kidnapping/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCjTye4PEBI 

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