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Rivas Hernandez – who resided approximately 75 miles (120km) from the location where her remains were found – had been last reported missing by her relatives in April 2024, though it was not the first instance she had fled from their Lake Elsinore residence. As a first-generation daughter of parents who immigrated from El Salvador, neighbors recognized her as a girl who would frequently visit the corner store to purchase candy and soda, according to the Los Angeles Times.
