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• Laura Garza of Brooklyn, New York, was reported missing on Wednesday, December 3, 2008, after she was last seen leaving a nightclub in Manhattan with two men. Police fear she was the victim of foul play.http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2008/12/05/2008-12-05_brooklyn_woman_parties_with_stranger_van.html

  Shortly after Garza went missing, police arrested 23-year-old registered sex offender Michael Mele in connection with the case. Though Mele hasn't been charged in Garza's disappearance, he did plead guilty in October 2009 on charges he failed to report a change of address to police. He could serve up to three years behind bars.http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/case_man_eyed_in_missing_club_girl_MmigM61o6OTbawroP4ggnI

• Fast Facts

  1. Age: 25 years old in 2008
  2. Resides on Shore Road in Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, New YorkMyFox New York: Police: Woman Vanished Outside Chelsea Nightclub (December 6, 2008)
  3. Native of Mexico, moved from Texas to New York in 2008New York Post: Club Gal Missing (December 6, 2008)
  4. Last seen at approximately 4: 00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 3, 2008New York Post: Club Gal Missing (December 6, 2008)
  5. Seen leaving the Marquee, a nightclub in Manhattan with two menNew York Post: Club Gal Missing (December 6, 2008)
  6. One of the men was 23-year-old Michael Mele, a registered sex offenderNew York Daily News: Brooklyn Woman Parties with Stranger, Vanishes After Leaving Chelsea Club (December 6, 2008)
  7. Reported missing by a roommate after she did not return homeNew York Post: Club Gal Missing (December 6, 2008)
  8. Height: 5'2"New York Post: Club Gal Missing (December 6, 2008)
  9. Weight: 120 poundsNew York Post: Club Gal Missing (December 6, 2008)
  10. Works at a Manhattan, Payless shoe storeNew York Post: Club Gal Missing (December 6, 2008)
  11. Police "suspect foul play and are concerned"New York Daily News: Brooklyn Woman Parties with Stranger, Vanishes After Leaving Chelsea Club (December 6, 2008)

• Michael Mele

  One of the men was 23-year-old registered sex offender Michael Mele. Mele turned himself in to state police on Friday, December 5, 2008, and was held on $50,000 bond for a parole violation. As per his attorney's advice, Mele has refused to speak to the state police about the disappearance of Garza.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/nyregion/08missing.html On December 7, 2008, investigators searched Michael Mele's apartment and the wooded area around his home. Several bags of evidence were removed and investigators focused on a piece of removed carpet.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/nyregion/08missing.html

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