In 2001, then 5-year-old Nicholas Plaza disappeared. As his case unfolded, a series of lies and abuse were uncovered, Erica and Leigh dissect the details of the case many around San Antonio have never forgotten
Everything changed for Nicholas when his mother started dating Ruben Zavala Jr.That same year at some point during the beginning of the school year, Priscilla and Zavala stopped taking Nicholas to school.Priscilla’s family, especially her mother, started to get concerned about Nicholas because they could never track him down, even going as far as calling police and child protective services to do welfare checks on him.
It wasn’t until November that CPS was finally able to make contact with Priscilla, but Nicholas was nowhere to be found. Nicholas Plaza is one of the more high-profile missing children cases in San Antonio. He would now be 18 years old. He's been missing since October of 2001.At this time, this case would only be the third case in state history where there was no body.Zavala’s trial took place in 2007,During the trial, more disturbing details were revealed. Priscilla said during testimony that Nicholas’ injuries were so bad that he couldn’t walk.
While the state was seeking 99 year for Zavala they came back with a 67-year sentence, Nicholas finally had justice.Erica spoke with Dr. John Delatorre, a forensic and disaster psychologist, about sex offenders and why oftentimes we see cases where boyfriends and stepparents are the ones committing abuse.
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