The family of Rita Denise Jaramillo says no one has seen or heard from her since last Thursday night. Then, early Sunday morning, her home in Valencia County burned down.
"We think someone did hurt her," said Jaramillo's oldest daughter, Leslie Fay.
Fay says her 49-year-old mother was supposed to come over to her house last Friday morning to get her grandson ready for school, but Jaramillo never showed up.
At first, Fay thought Jaramillo just got called into work and didn't think much of it. But then, days passed and she still hadn't heard from her.
Then early Sunday morning Fay got a call from a family member.
"[She was saying] that the house was on fire. We came over here and tried calling [Jaramillo] her and her phone went straight to voicemail," said Fay.