Desperate family search for missing pregnant 18-year-old Savanah Nicole Soto who was due to give birth on the day she vanished: ‘She was so, so happy because she was going to be a mommy
A Texas family is desperately searching for a missing pregnant teen who was about to give birth the day she disappeared.
Savanah Nicole Soto, 18, never showed up at the hospital where she was scheduled to be induced Saturday evening.
'Savanah was so happy because she was going to be a mother. It breaks my heart,β Soto's mother Gloria Cordova said through tears KENS5.
'Please come home. No one is going to judge you. No one is going to say anything,β Cordova said. “I just want you home.”
Authorities say the 18-year-old who was last seen in her Leon Valley apartment may be in “imminent danger” or may have disappeared involuntarily. Her boyfriend, Matthew Guerra, 22, is also missing.
Savanah Nicole Soto, 18, never showed up at the hospital where she was scheduled to be induced Saturday evening
Soto's mother Gloria Cordova (pictured) said she heard from Soto on December 22 when she was last seen at her apartment complex in Leon Valley, Texas
'Please come home. No one is going to judge you. No one is going to say anything,β Cordova said. “I just want you home.”
Leon Valley Police issued a CLEAR warning Monday for Soto, described as a white female, 6 feet tall, weighing 115 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
The heartbroken mother said she last heard from her daughter Friday afternoon but was unable to reach her Saturday, when she decided to check on Soto at her apartment outside San Antonio.
βI went over there and knocked and knocked and knocked, but she didn't answer,β Cordova said. 'We've arrived at the hospital. They said she wasn't there.'
Soto was scheduled to induce labor on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.
Cordova said Soto was ready to be a mother, had the nursery ready and planned to give birth in the delivery room with her mother.
'We don't even know what happened. They said it could be anything,β Cordova said, adding that her daughter would never disappear like this.
Cordova also took to social media to ask for help, posting a photo of pregnant Soto.
“I'm concerned for her safety, she is with her boyfriend who is not well,” the desperate mother wrote in a Facebook post.
Cordova said Soto was ready to be a mother, had the nursery ready and planned to give birth in the delivery room with her mother
The 18-year-old posted ultrasound photos of her baby before she disappeared
Police said Soto may have been driving a gray 2013 Kia Optima with a temporary Texas license plate 4289D57.
Soto's bizarre disappearance has sparked an overwhelming response from social media users, with a Facebook group set up to search for the teenager.
More than 17,000 users joined the called group 'Find Savannah Soto Discussion' as social media users fervently searched for clues that could possibly lead to Soto's disappearance.
The discussion below #savannahsoto has been viewed more than seven million times on TikTok as of Tuesday afternoon.
Social media users have accused Soto's friend Guerra of abuse, citing the bruises and marks they observed on Soto in her TikTok videos.
Soto's bizarre disappearance has sparked an overwhelming response from social media users, with a Facebook group set up to search for the teenager.
Her boyfriend Matthew Guerra is also missing and some accuse him of being involved. Guerra's mother denied the allegations against her son: 'I know my son and he wouldn't do anything to hurt her'
A user who claimed to be a neighbor of Soto and Guerra last year said they witnessed the friend “fighting and hitting her almost every day.”
βI saw him hit her and kick her down while she was unconscious,β the unnamed person said, adding that βhe kicked her body and faceβ and βshe needed stitches.β
The person claimed he testified against Guerra, who is reportedly on probation.
Guerra's mother denied the accusations against her son: “I know my son and he wouldn't do anything to hurt her.”
'I know that my son and his girlfriend were taken against their will because my son does what he does for money. He is not an abusive boyfriend,β the mother said in a Facebook post that has been deleted.