Perez's mother last saw her as she left her mother's house on April 11, 2004. On April 16, Perez was seen in a Wendy's restaurant in the Greenspoint Mall area of Houston, Texas on April 16, 2004. She was accompanied by Jose Gonzalez and Mauro Escobar, both friends of her boyfriend, at the time.

Gonzalez had a large amount of cash on him; he was planning to buy farm equipment, and Perez knew where he could get some. All three of them disappeared that day and have not been heard from since. Escobar's blue or gray 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe with Texas license plates numbered TBZ-77X, which the the three of them had been riding in, was found stipped and abandoned a few days later, in a wrecking yard in Humble, Texas.

Perez may be in the company of a Hispanic male known by the first name Juan or Felipe. All three cases are unsolved. Foul play is possible.

Above: Escobar's truck