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38 year old be led -- Torres was last seen on March 30.
The mother of three in Florida was reported missing by her estranged husband sit -- is the man who places this not -- my call on April 2.
Saturday -- -- Paris.
And -- Try to see our our fact.
Yes Saturday morning not Friday -- I cheating complete.
And this -- off Saturday and not suddenly it definitely it is so all we -- what.
I mean job.
It will -- our usual bit.
All right that was the estranged husband -- Torres.
Saying quote and now Sunday I definitely did it and -- Part of police believe the man's.
XYX next -- estranged wife is the victim of foul play -- -- declared the husband.
A person of interest they'd obtained a search warrant.
For his residence they take in his DNA samples.
The missing woman's brother and sister all believed that he is the person responsible.
In an at large prime time in prime -- exclusive.
-- -- -- -- -- The brother and sister in law of the missing woman join us from Miami.
Hobby air tell us why you believe us it Torres is the one responsible.
I think for having me tonight.
I really appreciate it.
He I believe he he had some as the -- do with this because.
There that their relationship perhaps hasn't been something that's -- dream relationship throughout their marriage.
It's been twenty years has been turmoil it's been us advising her to leave him to leave him.
To leave that situation and sort of move forward.
That there's been various threats.
To her life that are now coming out.
There's been several times that he has choker that we've heard about now that she's been missing.
Several friends have told us that as well.
You know there's there's so much that's pointing to him that -- that it's it's pretty clear is pretty logical or rational to sort of look at him.
As a person that was involved.
But -- -- he's now been allowed to move back into the house he has not been living in he's with the children is that right.
Tragically yes.
It's absolutely right and how do you feel about that -- you tell us.
I I honestly don't have the words I I don't even at.
I truly cannot wrap my -- my mind around any of this.
This is the last thing that I want to believe happen but there's no way around knowing it it's just.
It's it's a horrible -- that we are every day that's really trying to come to terms with.
And trying to you know in -- move forward in our lives and do everything we can't so one day it you know just provide safety for these children because now we've had no contact with them.
You know -- -- and in this house they're back in the care of the sole person of interest and Phillips -- appearance.
And to be quite honest -- know it's not her disappearance we know that it's her death.
The so.
Again there there just no thought says it's a true -- Described just absolute horror and heartbreak that we.
Experience every moment of -- -- -- to go to our panel on this case how the air and Julie please stand by the husband's attorney.
Also joins us Richard -- up their -- he's in Davie Florida tonight and you will hear from him.
After this short break.
Be let Torres a missing mother of story -- estranged husband -- Torres who only calls 911 after several days.
Seems to implicate himself in the call is there another side.
To this story let's ask defense attorney Richard -- -- Counselor make your brief opening remarks.
Good evening -- -- thank you for having me.
You know I -- hearing accusations.
About my clients it Torres.
I can tell you that these accusations of threats and violence -- or brought up in the dependency petition.
In the juvenile court.
When the attorney general's office was considering taking away the children.
These threats could never be substantiated.
The attorney general's office dismissed its petition.
We know that the Miramar police department has been investigating this disappearance for two months.
That 911 tape.
Has not in one how saleable to.
What about that I'm sorry to that not on one tape sounds pretty -- to me and he said I definitely did it doesn't.
Well he's referring to a phone call that he need to his mother in law and the fact of the matter is -- to the Miramar Lisa -- That was Monday morning.
It was down on power -- about 2 AM on Monday so he.
Nothing was regarding Sunday about calling eight he was referring his family that phone call.
It even if I advantage without being an erupted pearl.
The fact of the matter is is that the Miramar police department have had that 911 tape.
For a very very long time.
-- Torres has not been charged with a crime is the first letter of Longo family he -- a person of interest I understand it -- -- a lot.
I don't know that I do not that.
I hear you -- some insurance.
You know you're -- Wednesday overall though it if if I could finish my point -- got subs -- -- family.
The block of family has been waging a media campaign against my client.
I think it's inappropriate he has not been charged with a crime Javier Longo is -- Florida bar attorney he should not be making statements.
Of this I can make whatever since there won't have an opinion.
As a Florida and an attorney absolutely not not.
I've I've got those -- that's that's obvious -- it it's based on the rules of the Florida bar that he Florida bar chart there's no Christiane I know I don't -- -- an attorney client privilege.
You make no sense -- you're -- you're not making sense mr.
bongo quite frankly for what he -- an attorney and attorney is an attorney.
Forty -- -- -- brother do it and the brother isn't it there's gonna probably yes land is that high r.'s Richard.
I understand not having -- for things like this what the Los suns.
Knowing that the fact of the matter is I understand that he is the brother overall though in fact I wrote him a letter explaining that I respect the fact.
That he is a grieving brother.
I respect the fact that he hears you what you're doing is using the rules a little error -- our consulate where idea not you know.
Is where he is publicly.
Publicly disparaging someone who has not even notice there's an audience -- my weeks or Obama let the -- air make a statement I've got to get a couple of panel.
I go ahead out here.
Not making my it's my opinion is there's no attorney client privilege there's -- proceeding going on.
I mean it's I'm a brother I'm grieving as is my opinion -- -- -- -- -- aren't all that they -- trying to.
Still -- -- did you hear the good news is for the family they don't need a body to -- -- of the indictment the estranged ex husband it happen and Scott Peterson remember they they -- him right before they found a body.
This smells a lot like back case Rebecca absolutely -- there's nothing wrong with -- -- -- -- Well I sort respect memorabilia he has facts about insisted being strangled by this -- He knows things that this -- -- guys don't know just I -- -- -- let's IVF speak out about the what you want -- Although the wheels of justice move but they moved slowly the fact is it has been two months my my assumption is that there will be charges here it smells rotten -- a fifteen year relationship.
Whether or not there's a past history of abuse the facts here speak his involvement I think got to be -- my parents.
