On August 12, 2005, 13-year-old Alexandra "Alex" Anaya would have a late-night meal at White Castle with her mother. They would go back to their home on the 4000 block of Pine Avenue in Hammond, Indiana. In the early hours of the next morning, Alex's mother, Sandra, would leave and return by 6:45 a.m.
When her mother returned she found that the door was unlocked which was unusual. She had remembered locking it before leaving and Alex was very conscious of the door being locked before going to bed. Alex was still up when her mother left, but told her she was going to bed soon.
So Sandra went to check on Alex and her younger sisters. Alex's bed was empty and she was nowhere to be seen. I would be unusual for Alex to just leave. Sandra thought that maybe Alex had gone to the nearby corner store. So when she went outside and found Alex's shoes on the steps outside their home she began to worry.
The police would be called to report Alex missing. The police had told her it was likely that she had run away. Her mother thought that was out of character for her but thought that it was possible as she was a teenager and may be going through a rebellious phase. Her family would still search the streets for her. It wasn't for 3 long days until any news of Alex would be heard of.
On August 16th a family would be on their boat in the Little Calumet River. They would spot what they thought was a mannequin floating in the river. They called the police because they thought the mannequin could cause damage to other boats.
When authorities arrived it was a gruesome discovery. It was the torso of a teenage girl. DNA would identify her as Alex.
Only her torso was found, Her limbs, head, and a necklace she always wore were never recovered. It was found that she had been sexually assaulted, and she died soon after she was last seen as the fries she ate with her mother were in her stomach. It's possible that the necklace which was a religious gold medalion may have been kept as a trophy.
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