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EPISODE · Oct 23, 2025 · 38 MIN

She Tried to Leave Him. Then She Disappeared: The Cases of Senovia Medina & Cecilia Huerta Gallego

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Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Arlene and Leah uncover the tragic cases of Senovia Medina, a young mother who fled civil war in El Salvador only to vanish in Houston in 2006 — her boyfriend later convicted of her murder, though her body was never found — and Cecilia Huerta Gallegos, a San Antonio nurse and mother of four who told her sister, “If anything happens to me, look at my husband,” before disappearing in 2019. Join us as we trace the evidence, the contradictions, and the families’ tireless fight for answers in two Texas cases that remain shrouded in heartbreak and mystery. Show Notes The Charley ProjectPolice Get Break in CaseMan Charged with MurderHouston Police Search for Missing Pregnant Woman’s BodySearch Continues for Woman’s RemainsHouston Man Charged Houston PoliceOfficial HPD StatementHouston Woman Vanishes Cecilia Huerta GallegosCharley ProjectSan Antonio Police Arrest Husband  Outrage After Husband’s Bond ChangesSearch Continues Husband Back in JailSearch Underway Fight Caught on Surveillance CameraHusband ChargedFamily Still Searching Support Box in the Basement & Our Causes Leon Laurales: Website & GoFundMe Follow us on Facebook & Instagram Donate to Seasons of JusticeListen to Darkcast Network Shows Join Uncovered.com Donate to Project Cold Case 

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Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arlene and Leah uncover the tragic cases of Senovia Medina, a young mother who fled civil war in El Salvador only to vanish in Houston in 2006 — her boyfriend later convicted of her murder, though her body was never found — and Cecilia Huerta Gallegos, a San Antonio nurse and mother of four who told her sister, “If anything happens to me, look at my husband,” before disappearing in 2019. Join us as we trace the evidence, the contradictions, and the fami...

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