Elise Narvaez was at her home in Roswell seven states and more than 2,000 miles away when she received a text message from her younger daughter in Las Vegas.
It was confusing but now it's also little ominous since 31-year-old Debbie Flores-Narvaez, a burlesque dancer in the Las Vegas Luxor Casino's "Fantasy" show, has been missing a week, Narvaez told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Monday
“In case there is ever an emergency with me, contact Blu Griffith in Vegas. My ex-boyfriend. Not my best friend,” was the text message sent Dec. 1.
“I asked Debbie what it means, and she says ‘never mind, mommy. Just keep it for your records,’” Elise Narvaez told the AJC Monday.
Eleven days after the text message Debbie Flores-Narvaez disappeared. She has been missing since Dec. 12.
Celeste Flores-Navaez, the dancer’s older sister, told the AJC Monday the message could have meant her former boyfriend, whose nickname is Blu, could reach Debbie Flores-Narvaez if there were an emergency or he should be a suspect if something happened to her.
Celeste Flores-Narvaez, who lives in Smyrna, didn't want to speculate.
Debbie Flores- Narvaez, born in Puerto Rico, moved to Las Vegas from the Washington area several years ago; she had stayed in Maryland when the rest of her family moved to Georgia 11 years ago.
Debbie Flores-Navaez, with degrees in finance and law, had lost her job managing financial portfolios in Baltimore so the former Washington Redskins cheerleader pursued her dream to dance, her mother said
She recently was selected for a solo role in the "Fantasy" show, according to Elise Narvaez.
“She worked so hard to get in that show,” Elise Narvaez said. “Many girls wanted to be in that show. There was no way for her to miss that show without calling.”
Her former boyfriend confirmed she had come by his apartment briefly Dec. 12 between rehearsals for the show in which she had a solo performance and she was okay, according to the family and a report on Good Morning America.
A few hours later, her car was reported as abandoned but the police did not respond since there was no report that one with that same Maryland license plate had been stolen. A few days later, the same woman made the abandoned vehicle report called back to tell Las Vegas police the license plates had been removed. Police impounded the car on Thursday.
Debbie Flores-Narvaez's purse was inside.
Celeste Flores-Narvaez noted that her sister had missed her mother's birthday on the 17th and her father, who lives in Griffin, had gone to Puerto Rico to care for their grandfather so she would not have simply disappeared at this time.
“I’m just hoping and praying that somebody sees her, that somebody knows something,” Elise Narvaez said. “I don’t want to talk about her in the past [tense]. I am crying too much. If I cry, that means I’m losing hope. I want to think positive.”
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