Missing Since: 1999-09-07 Location: Springfield, Massachusetts
Diaz was last seen in Springfield, Massachusetts on September 7, 1999. She left home that day, never returned and has never been heard from again. Prior to her disappearance she had lived a high-risk lifestyle, struggling with addiction and sex work. She made repeated attempts to get her life together, passing exams to both join the police department and go to nursing school, but would always relapse. Due to her leukemia, she struggled to look after her children and sent the younger child to live with his father. Authorities don’t believe a crime was a factor in Diaz’s disappearance, and think she may have gone to Boston or Roxbury, Massachusetts after she went missing. Her family, however, does not believe she would have abandoned her children. She also left her medicine behind. Her case remains unsolved. Investigating Agency Springfield Police Department 413-787-6300 Source Information NamUs Mass Live Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated November 14, 2022; casefile added.