Missing Since: 2019-11-28 Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Ingorvaia was last seen in Fort Worth, Texas on November 28, 2019. She had attended her family’s Thanksgiving meal and was heading back to her own home in San Antonio, Texas, in a black four-door truck. The Google Maps app on her phone indicates she was on Highway 173, between Hondo and Castroville, at 10:22 a.m. on November 29 when she stopped and turned her location tracker off, which is uncharacteristic of her behavior. She has never been heard from again. Ingorvaia was last known to have been with a man named Chance Stelzig. A photo of Stelzig is posted with this case summary. In March 2020, he was charged with murder; he and two other suspects allegedly beat Faustino Rodriguez with a baseball bat in San Antonio on November 17, 2019, less than two weeks prior to Ingorvaia’s disappearance. In May 2023, the week before Stelzig was supposed to go to trial, the murder case against him was dismissed for further investigation. No one else has been charged in Rodriguez’s death and his murder is considered unsolved. It’s not clear whether Ingorvaia’s disappearance is related to the previous murder, but her mother and sister stated that prior to Ingorvaia’s disappearance, they did not know Stelzig or that he was with her in Fort Worth. He is considered a person of interest in Ingorvaia’s case, but hasn’t officially been named a suspect. Both Fort Worth and San Antonio police are investigating Ingorvaia’s disappearance. She left behind five children. Her case remains unsolved and foul play has not been ruled out. Investigating Agency Fort Worth Police Department 817-392-4222 San Antonio Police Department 210-207-7660 Source Information Texas EquuSearch Valerie Ingorvaia’s Facebook Page Valerie Ingorvaia’s Second Facebook Page Facebook Page for Valerie Ingorvaia NamUs News 4 San Antonio KSAT Updated 2 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated November 23, 2025; details of disappearance updated.