Afterwards, Sofia's father received a ransom call from the kidnappers, demanding diamonds worth five million US dollars and warning not to call the police, or else they would kill her.
I can't remember what time it was, just that everything was in chaos.
At first, we didn't completely believe it and tried to search for Sofia, but we could never find her. Later, her father, concerned about Sofia's safety, did report to the police.
The police arrived first, then the FBI...
We trusted them, trusted them without reservation, but in the end... they told us they had arrested the wrong person.
Sofia was completely out of reach; they betrayed our trust.
My husband also succumbed to his grief and passed away...
This event changed our entire family and altered the course of my life."
"Before and after the kidnapping, did anything unusual happen, or did you see any suspicious people?"
Kelly Lax was silent for a moment, then shook her head, "It's been too long, I can't remember."
