A Parent's Nightmare

A Parent's Worst Nightmare and a Tragedy for All.

If we could only turn back the hands of time and change the outcome................................

Following his father's advise Esteban took it upon himself to abruptly change his lifestyle and friends

starting on 12/31/02. This was Esteban's 2003 New Years resolution, at this young age death was never a

thought and asking for help was never in his character....he was determined to end this pain and terror which

engulfed his life ;

this is some of the guilt a father will endure for his sacrifice.

Go to: A family's plead to the girlfriend-first of many letters sent

About our Family-

We settled in Garland, Texas in 1980. Location, very affordable housing, low incidence of reported violent crime and our looking ahead to be part of this community and its prosperity were important factors that seemed to be afforded by the city of Garland, Texas. Starting a family later, we decided to remain and make it our permanent home. Choosing to keep our children in the same schools we decided to settled last into our present home. It was a huge project undertaking since the house had abandoned and been an eye sore as a casualty of the 1980's economy. It had been empty for some time, vandalized and all plantings had died.

As years passed we came to learn more about our new city. A melting pot of many different cultures, social economics groups, religious congregations and general differing mindsets. Writer Mike Judge brings this lifestyle to many viewers' home in his comedy Fox TV show "King of the Hill".

For us, arriving from a very small moderate and conservative New England town, Sturbridge, MA, it was a wake up call as to how other people around us lived. Having previously resided in Latin America/Caribbean and in the North East our traditions were somewhat different and a sudden adjustment change was about to come. As parents of young developing children we wanted to provide them with good surroundings, education, complete social participation and learning about other cultural groups; and not isolating them into a closed bias society. Esteban was very popular, at an early age made numerous friends with some very nice kids which included some from very low income families who resided in the nearby rundown neighborhood areas of Garland where the magnate schools (Kimberlin Academy & Austin Academy) were located. This unbiased social interaction was encouraged by his parents. But it was observed to have been greatly discouraged by Esteban's other upper social class friends' families. These new found friends and their differences later segregated Esteban and his family from these other people. Esteban witnessed the taunting and derogatory behavior his minorities friends were subjected to, eventually he chose to be around mostly with people who were respectful of others.

During our children early school years, we were always very satisfied with the quality educators and the degree of education that our children were receiving at the school districts' magnet schools were they attended. In time some of these educators became caring friends and part of our family. We participated in most all of their daily school and extracurricular activities. With great parent participation, our kid's safety at school was never an issue for concern during their early developing years.

In 1989 Esteban's father was seriously injured which drastically changed his life and the future of his family. While employed with Owens Illinois, Inc /Plastic Products Division, who at the time was the largest packaging products company in the world, he fell from a height of 16+ feet severely injuring himself. Because of the severity of the injuries and foreseen future expenses the company pressured for his resignation and refused to pay medical expenses. A long and never ending series of failed surgeries began. It consumed most of the family's enthusiasm, energy and finances. Watching his once very vibrant, athletic and strong father figure to be confined to bed and in severe pain most of the time greatly impacted Esteban. At that young age, he quickly became his father's best friend and supporter. The family situation soon became known to some people and was used by them to manipulate Esteban for their gains.

A few years later, concerns for children safety outside school in Garland soon became an important issue when Esteban, at age 9, while visiting a nearby Asian friend encountered a much older Anglo-American teenager with a high power pellet gun who began shooting at them and ran from the scene. Esteban was injured and required a hospital visit to remove pellets. We suspected this was a hate crime and the Asian boy was the target. The shooting was reported but Garland police never solved this reported crime. As our family's lives here began to change drastically we began to seek a new and different safer environment. In late 2002 we purchased investment property and began making plans to start a real estate development business and later relocate permanently to Costa Rica. We were all very excited about this move and our future.

Violent crime and gangs were never publicized or reported to be a serious problem in the city of Garland and we never knowingly encountered it until 2003.

According to publications and reports, researchers (1997) from the Criminal Justice Center at Sam Houston State University, Garland had over 100 reported gangs in its city. Known to most residents of this area were the published facts that the local police force had a long history and stigma for being racist, racial profiling and being physically abusive to its non-Anglo citizens.

Rumors about how ineffective their criminal investigations unit were prevalent around the Garland community and among their own patrol officers; some had once commented to us with such dry humor as " If you want to "get away with a murder" just drag the body into the Garland city line". We never expected to personally encounter crime or the Garland Police as we had always made it a very important issue to keep our family distant from bad dangerous situations and always being aware of our surroundings.

With our children's growing up and inevitable advancement into public high school a whole new environment and issues were waiting for them and us. In 2003, disruptive and criminal activities were found to be rampant at Esteban's high school - Naaman Forest. This high school at the time was the newest in the school district and located less than a mile from our home. A large number of the students came from the city's more affluent nearby Firewheel neighborhoods.

Students known to be involved in criminal activities were using the school as a place of business and for their recreational criminal activity. Reported everyday were drug related incidents, bullying and fighting. Drug use and demand here was high by its students creating a surging market there. Garland police incident report records later obtained indicated the Garland police were called in regularly. School officials @ Garland Independent Schools District have for many years kept the severity of these criminal problems hidden from the district's citizens and student's parents. Most of these individuals have been identified and in some cases certified as criminals/gang members by the school district and the local police. Unfortunately, their identities and criminal backgrounds are protected since they are juveniles under the age of (17) seventeen. Need for affiliations to groups or gangs become huge since independent younger students coming in become victimized by older students and larger groups, including the athletes. These young gang members soon become pawns for older criminals in organized crime to use.

Who was Esteban and who where his new and last associates?

In 2003, Mr. Steve Baker - Principal at Naaman Forest HS described Esteban as "a very nice polite young man who took care of his family".

As a young boy Esteban attracted many new friends with his easy mannerism and courtesy. Everyone wanted to be Esteban's friend specially the young girls who met him. Many of these young girls would later report to their parents that Esteban was their new boyfriend. He was clueless and unassuming of their special attention and never objected.

As years pass, he continue to welcome new friends but he chose only a select few whom he was comfortable with. He was turned off by loud pretentious people who looked for attention and others who enjoyed to bully and make fun of his Asian friends. His friends of choice were quiet, polite and simple people.

During his last ten years Esteban watched as many of his old friends participate in all sport and outdoor activities with their fathers' while he spent lots of his time visiting his at the many different hospitals where he was recuperating from major surgeries. His relationship with his father became more informal and more like they were best of friends. Esteban began to take responsibility at an early age and help his family.

In 2000, Esteban joined a martial arts academy (Shaolin Kung Fu) located on Floyd Rd in Richardson, TX. This group, an ethnic mixture of mostly adult males, was very dedicated to the advancement of Asian community and their culture. At a younger age he had previously been involved in other martial arts (Taekwondo) in Garland, TX were his participation was limited to classroom and strictly into learning the sport. Asian students at his high school discovered more about Esteban through his martial arts school participation and more new friendships began to develop. This involvement brought Esteban a new sense of self confidence.

In 2001 Esteban became employed at the Canyon Creek Country Club in Richardson, TX. He worked in the Tennis shop, owned/operated by friends of the Salazar family. While working there, he met an employee and much older Asian youth who attended college at University of Texas in Dallas. It was learned later in 2003 that this person had been stealing merchandise ($20,000+) from the shop throughout the term of his employment. An investigative search on him later discovered he was affiliated with an Asian gang. In late 2001 Esteban quit this job at the shop. He reported that the activities at the Martial Arts Academy were consuming too much of his time as was his school work. Esteban kept busy and earning money by working for his father. Having a driver's license and a car soon increased his time of being away from home.

Esteban soon became associated with many new Asian students and adults. The first young student was Raymond Dean Do (DOB: 10/18/85)- his parents (Thames D. & Christie J.) once operated a Nail Shop-CA Nails. Through Raymond, Esteban began to meet more of his new Asian friends. Some who we later learned had reported criminal records/gang associations. One of them was fellow student, Paul Le. He was introduced to Esteban in late 2000 at Naaman Forest HS. The following year he transferred back to nearby North Garland HS. A great number of other Asian youth became very friendly with Esteban following his membership into this select Chinese martial arts school's Lion Dance group that performed for the local Asian community.

After he was accepted into this group; in 2001 Esteban gave Paul Le a brand new computer system that he had recently purchased with money from his allowance and part time job at Canyon Creek Country Club just a few months earlier for $1500.00. It was originally reported by Le that this computer was for their family's

new hair salon salon business Friends Hair and Nail @ Greenville Ave. in Richardson, TX. We suspect this may have been an offering as part of his induction (show of loyalty) into this family group. Years later, we discovered they had already owned a salon on Main St, Garland, TX. and were not in any need of financial assistance. After Esteban parents learned about this the Le family offered to pay - Esteban later received $300 from the mother who came to his home and met with Esteban's mother. Paul was there to translate.

It was later learned that Esteban also assisted other Asian youths from other groups/families financially and with their academics (school work and testing). Raymond Do was one of them.

Esteban had not been with Paul Le in quite a while and suddenly during school Winter break of 2002 Le contacted and began spending a lot of time with Esteban on the days prior to his mysterious disappearance. Le has a long documented list of associates with criminal records and older brother. His mother, Binh, works F/T and operates a salon while his father, Minh, works P/T and lives mostly a retirement lifestyle. In 2003 Garland Police Gang Unit officer reportedly identified his Garland home @ Emerson to had been under surveillance for the prior years. Its suspected than an unreported business is generating the main income for this family.

Through our investigation we learned that an older youth, "AJ", who lived nearby and which Esteban gave a ride to and from school daily was a reported major drug dealer at the high school. It was reported that in 2001 he had a confrontation at the school with a disgruntled adult customer who reportedly had threatened to shoot him. Records obtained indicated that Garland police and Captain Lay were involved in investigating this incident. AJ had reported to Esteban having once ties with Asian gang members (Sam Nguyen) related to one of Esteban's other Asian friends. His girlfriend at the time was Asian.

In 2002, Esteban's parents were planning changes for the family's future and relocate to Costa Rica. In late 2002 they purchased real estate and began plans to construct residential home sites. The family was opening a real estate firm to construct vacation and retirement homes. Esteban was excited about the idea of vacationing in Costa Rica and still attending college in the USA.

A few months earlier, on April 2002 Esteban was introduced to an Asian girl - Huong Q. Nguyen by his Kung Fu brother, Peter KWang. Peter is a childhood friend of all these other listed Asian people which Esteban later became associated with. During this period Esteban's father was in Costa Rica; they were both supposed to have made the trip together but at the last minute Esteban changed his plans and remained behind.

On his return, Esteban reported to his father that on his first date Huong asked him to "go steady with her". He added but "she told me it was OK if I dated other girls. This seemed very sudden and odd to his father, specially since Esteban is very particular of his selections and enjoyed his independence. Many times before, he had kindly rejected other very attractive and outgoing/enthusiastic young girls who had approached him. All were a lot more physically attractive and sociable than this new girl. The following week Huong takes Esteban to have airbrushed photos at a glamour photo shop. Many small gifts, cards/letters and phone calls followed. In no time, Esteban's time was very compromised and began to appear overwhelmed with all this 24/7 attention. We suspect this initial planned arrangement was for this girl to be a sponsor / plant to monitor Esteban's behavior and loyalty to the group. In the course of this relationship the girl became very obsessed with Esteban. It was reported that after Esteban severed his relationship with her she became very distraught - crying and then angry. Her family was very disturbed by these events. This arrangement to monitor is not unusual when bringing in new members into an Asian organized family crime syndicate. It has been rumored by his peers that this girl blackmailed Esteban into not breaking up with her by telling her family and brothers that he had disrespected her or she would disclose his activities. Anything further than a kiss was something Esteban had avoided with this girl. This girl's early presented a character of innocence, respect and shyness changed to being one of very sexually driven/socially active and disrespectful following Esteban's confirmed death. Reported boyfriends were many and race now was not the problem she once talked about. She had told Esteban's parents that she would only date young Anglo men- Her new choices now included African/American, Mexicans and Asians. The 10:00PM curfew disappeared; reportedly she came and went as she pleased-inviting herself alone to some all men gatherings.

Esteban's mother for a some time had thought Huong was a victim and was being manipulated to keep silence by her family and associates. His father had thought differently because of this girl's behavior and the events just days before Esteban's disappearance. He patiently waited until after she was interviewed by the police and he had more evidence to confront her. She nor any member of her family was ever subjected to a polygraph examination by the Garland police. During the police interview she was informed by the investigator that the Salazar family suspected her of knowing about Esteban's disappearance. She became furious and immediately severed her "great friendship" with the Salazar family.

This planned social relationship also served for accounting for Esteban's time while he may have been participating on other unrelated and unknown activities. The recorded incidents prior and after Esteban's disappearance show how unusual this girl acted before and after Esteban's kidnapping. It is suspected that some of the time Esteban was expected to be socializing with Huong, he may have actually been an accomplice in some criminal enterprise. This gives reason for Esteban not to have used his cell phone for almost a year after meeting this girl. He stopped using it completely when he began dating this girl, in about April 2002, since by its use his location and contacts could have been easily tracked and recorded. Phone records of her older sister, Thu Q. aka Alayna (2007), indicate that she was very busy during the time following Esteban's disappearance- Her phone was off. She did not call or respond to the many calls on her cell phone that day-specially from her sister Huong.

In these precarious times when more and more young people (juveniles) are being used by organized crime to recruit and conduct their criminal activities; any and all available information regarding their known criminal backgrounds should never be covered-up and protected by the Courts and city officials. It should be available for all those parents who choose to act and can take timely corrective action in the best interests of their children's and community's welfare. The City of Garland and its school district "GISD" should empower corrective change and not enable such criminals to continue in their bad ways and facilitate to the criminal contamination and loss of our youth. Children need to be in a safe learning environment and kept away from such criminal behavior and bad disruptive influences during their most confusing and busy developing years.

In 2005 gangs and their criminal activity finally become an announced priority for the City of Garland to combat. This action has not happened by its own police initiative or intervention but with demanding action and pressure from its own citizens.

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To the Salazar family, the events following Esteban's abduction and murder were greatly compounded and have been nothing less than a very terrible and never ending nightmare. A child's death it's undoubtedly every parent's worst nightmare becoming a sudden unexplained reality.

We can not believe that Esteban has passed on and in such a sudden violent and tragic manner. With all the deceit, dishonesty and ineptness by these local law enforcement people, our relationship with the Garland police became far from cordial at first contact. Their reported recovery of the skull brought these investigators to play with our emotions and add more misery by their seemingly calculated heartless actions and statements such as: "we want you to know we handled your son's remains with respect" - "I know how you feel- "I lost a daughter" and know you will not agree with our determination - this was followed by smirks. Their agenda was to calculatedly destroy our family by separating and turning one against the other with their false accusations. Esteban's sister was told her younger brother had been a victim of child abuse; and his mother told that his father was reportedly entertaining women at their home.

The early precipitated loss for this police department's integrity meant our loss of confidence and hope into finding Esteban alive.

Without the police's support a lot of the needed media coverage and assistance was suddenly lost. News shows such as America's Most Wanted and 48 hrs were cancelled. The local media were in no position then to challenge the city of Garland. To add to this lonesome journey, the ironic invasion of Iraq began to fill most American homes with news broadcasts time. Esteban's story would never reach the public.

Nevertheless, for all of us, departing this city without closure would be to disrespect our beloved Esteban and to also ignore and disrespect our civil rights/freedom. It now becomes our responsible necessity to find truth and justice. We will continue to sacrifice ourselves at whatever the costs to reach an honest supported closure.

Today, our days seem to grow longer, breathless, empty and meaningless. But giving us a breath for life, hope and strength is Esteban's continued strong spiritual presence* manifesting itself around us every day. At one time there was always that hopeful illusion that Esteban like usual would be walking into our home with his cheerful presence and brighten up every one's life. But now we sadly have to realize that he has departed from this life and will no longer be heard, seen and felt* by any one of us.

*Numerous phenomenal events have occurred following Esteban's death; some which follow events surrounding injustice and associate his death in everyone's mind. Hurricane Katrina touched down on Esteban's birthday August 29th (2005)- A devastating twister hit New Iberia, LA on January, 4th (2007) the day Esteban disappeared- This is a city which Esteban's father traveled to following a phone tip. A Garland man who was wrongly imprisoned to 50 years sentence by the Garland police was released January 4th. (2007). January 4th. 2003 was the day of Esteban's disappearance. A young Hispanic Dallas couple was kidnapped, tortured and killed on the weekend of Jan. 4th (2007) to what is believed to have been a case where they were used as "scapegoats" in a drug and money theft. On 10/21/07 Esteban's former home in Garland burns down- the owner died in the fire.

August 8, 2008- A lucky day in the Chinese culture and Opening of the 2008 Olympic games- A chartered bus with Vietnamese passengers board on 8/7/07 (Esteban's Vietnamese girlfriend's birthday) in route to a "religious gathering". The bus crashes in McKinney, TX and many are hurt and killed. It was reported that identification was challenging since most did not speak English and lacked identification.

Valentines Day 2008 - while shopping and checking out to pay all power in this check out line went out. After many repeated failed attempts and apologies by the manager we were directed to a new cashier - on our return home we found an unprecedented gift ( comedy movie CD) with our groceries.

We continue to experience and look at some more of these unusual events as an added remainder & incentive to continue going forward and follow Esteban's guidance in our quest for justice. These and many other unexplained energy phenomenal and extraordinary personal events have occurred and continue to occur - Different house lights flashing and flickering at moments when our attention is needed - computer surfing the web on its own to specific sites with information associated with his death-cursor moving on its own- etc..

In our sadness and grief, we continue asking ourselves, how could this colossal madness have occurred to our beloved Esteban and specially right in front of us? There was never any apparent signs that Esteban was ever in any mortal danger. Why did Esteban keep silent and not ask for our immediate help? How could something like this may have been prevented? These are a few of the many haunting questions which we will repeatedly be thinking and asking ourselves for the rest of this most challenging lifetime.

As parents, among many responsibilities, it is our undivided obligation to our children for providing them a safe living environment, teach them survival skills, keep them away from danger; and to protect and watch over them at all times. Our unconditional love and support to them is never enough today. To know completely about who our children's friends and their friend's families are is most imperative. Do not be fooled by their very good mannerisms and sad stories. These cunning people are great at deception and into luring you into whatever calculated purpose they might later have in store for their victims. Some of these individuals completely duped us. We never had the opportunity to know much about them and meet some of their families because of their cultural or social differences and reported limited language skills or maybe it was simply because they did not want us to meet them using these cultural indifferences as shields. Its obvious that most of these immigrants have suffered in this cultural adjustment and many have deep rooted hatred and jealousy for Americans. Their material economic gain is their way to express and identify themselves.

The many unfounded, unverifiable and un-collaborated rumors, after the disappearance, that Esteban was selling drugs severed many long time friendships of Esteban and those of his family. Friends and their families we expected to visit during and after this tragedy never came by our home again and their children were told to keep away from us. "They did not want to be associated with alleged criminals. Why were these outrageous rumors characterizing our family as criminals being created and by whom? A Captain Bob Barber / Garland police (retired 2007) was directing some concerned citizens and reporters that instead of investigating the Garland police wrongdoings they should be looking at the Salazar's family's finances and source of income. Citing that our family's businesses were used as "fronts." This tape audio recording containing these statements by Capt. Barber are published.

Some very good things have come out of this terrible tragedy in that we have discovered the character of our real friends and new found friendships were created with people of great substance who have unconditionally cared and supported us. Even students whom we did not know have contacted us offering their sympathies, support and assistance in helping us find information of who is responsible for Esteban's death. Esteban touched a lot of good people with his unpretentious caring, sincerity, concern and good mannerisms.

The family's struggle for seeking urgent police assistance, to later be kept informed on the investigation and to learn truthful facts about Esteban's death from the Garland Police has been devastating for all of us. Our initial pleas for immediate help went ignored and it became a preview of the longstanding pain and suffering which we were going to maliciously inflicted on our family.

The police's wrongful behavior toward the Salazar family was very condescending and intimidating; specially toward Esteban's mother. At times they would smirk between themselves as they withheld information and gave out misinformation to all Salazar family members.

Most of the first hand information of facts we supplied to the Garland police went ignored or became misconstrued and twisted by them to be something else which was never stated. It became part of the record that is now sealed. The "blocked phone call" Esteban answered before he disappeared the police ignored to immediately search for the caller's identity. Records indicated they waited four (4) months to begin this investigation. When we asked for general information on the case we were misinformed and told lies or not told anything at all.

Originally, a complete false scenario which victimized Esteban's sister and father was fabricated to close the "homicide case" and we were forced to accept it. Our good standing character was criminalized. All efforts were made by the police to divide and impair our family. Esteban's mother and sister were intimidated and told purported lies about Esteban's father. photo by Elizabeth Lavin/D magazine-November 2006 article "Man Undone". The consequences, Esteban's sister and mother have suffered serious physical an mental health problems resulting form this malfeasance. Esteban's homicide case was closed with secrets and lies - This added injury to anguish and it becomes the second worst nightmare for a grieving parent.

A great emotional loss and end of our Salazar family tree-

Who was Esteban and what was he like?? Esteban was a very modest, sincere, thoughtful, happy, enthusiastic, caring, affectionate and special young man who enjoyed to spend time and bring joy to his family. Esteban earned our admiration and respect at an early age; he could be trusted and was always very dependable, respectful, organized and responsible. Esteban always had respect for others and for himself. He was very self sufficient and worked part time at Canyon Creek Country Club and later for his father. Additional and other income was awarded to him by his parents for his extraordinary school work. He chose not to stay out late at night and always kept us informed of his whereabouts. A curfew for him never seemed to be necessary. He took pride in his academics and was very comfortable and specially enthusiastic about his new teachers and curriculums in his Junior (2003) year at Naaman Forest High School. A great new love for literature was developed and he was becoming less engaging in interactive video games. He dedicated a lot of his pass time into learning Kung Fu/martial arts and being part of the yearly traditional Chinese New Year celebrations and "Lion Dance" performances.

Esteban always searched for ways into bringing happiness to his Family and Friends in every way possible. He was sensitive and caring and would go out of his way to help his family and others. He would always put himself last. When he saw that you were "feeling down" he would do his very best to "cheer you up". He was always willing to help anyone in any way possible. "No" never became part of his vocabulary. He avoided and never solicited attention. Nevertheless and without knowing, he stood out from the crowd with his big smile, wittiness, good looks, tall stature and intelligence. He was very charming and funny. Esteban found excitement experiencing and learning new things. He was a very good listener and role model; his compassion, tolerance, patience and humbleness taught us all to become better people.

Some of the leisure activities Esteban enjoyed included: weight training, mountain biking, martial arts, mixing and listening to music, DJ-ing, sketching, skiing and snowboarding in Colorado, surfing, hiking and whitewater rafting in Costa Rica, building computers, traveling and eating "good and healthy" food. His Aunt Ginny's cooking was his favorite; he always looked forward for her invitation to dinner.

Esteban was on schedule to early graduation from high school; planned on taking some time off and then attending college. He maintained an academic honors student level, transcending from his younger years while attending the city's magnate schools and recorded an all A's average during his last semester of high school at Naaman Forest High School. His goal was to eventually become an acoustics engineer after a tour of duty with the Coast Guard. Esteban had chosen various colleges as his favorites to apply and attend; among them were: The United States Coast Guard Academy in Groton, Connecticut, Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX , University of California in Los Angeles, CA and Austin College in Sherman, TX. He was prepared and looking forward to taking the college board examinations just days before his disappearance. Records indicated that the day before his disappearance he spent some time reviewing.

During his last Christmas vacation of 2002 he enjoyed very much his time spent in Colorado with his cousins and friends. He snowboarded daily until exhaustion. In his idle time he read. On his return, he talked about his trip and looked forward to spending another Christmas with his family in Colorado.

Esteban became an enigma to most of his peers, he had a Hispanic last name but no one could figure out his true ethnicity because he did not fit the appearance of the stereotype Hispanic/Mexican person. Esteban's mother is Anglo-American/English/American Indian and his father Latin/European/Anglo American. Most locals thought that since he had a Hispanic last name he was just another Mexican person. And so did the Garland Police as they speculated early in their investigation that he had changed his identity and gone across the border to Mexico. This would have certainly amazed and surprised Esteban since he did not speak Spanish or had any family members or friends residing in Mexico.

More unprecedented pain and suffering comes to the family.

Esteban's grandfather "Pop Pop" death-

Following Esteban's official death announcement Esteban's grandfather health suddenly deteriorated. In late 2003 he died. A one time police homicide detective in Florida, he became very dissatisfied and embarrased at the way his law enforcement colleagues in Garland, TX handled Esteban's abduction and homicide case and mistreated the family.

Esteban's beloved dog "Sunshine"-

Days following Esteban's disappearance, the family's white Labrador retriever "Sunshine" found herself very uneasy and very frequently visited inside Esteban's empty bedroom. This was very unusual behavior for Sunshine to go alone into Esteban's bedroom. One particular day, Sunshine a very active and animated dog, laid at the foot of Esteban's bed and would not stand up. After unsuccessfully trying to help her get up, the family rushed and carried her to the Veterinarian. The Veterinarian could not find anything physically wrong with her. We suspect this was the time Esteban was murdered. Sunshine eventually became ill and died in 2005.

His sister "Nina"-

Esteban's older sister Nina already devastated with his younger brother's abduction/murder became a victim for calculated infliction of pain and suffering by the Garland police investigators who reported to her about their false findings of "child abuse" of her brother by their father. The police later used her name to fabricate more primary evidence with statements which she never made. These police investigators repeatedly continued reporting to her that her brother, Esteban, had been abused by their father. Already suffering from debilitating mental health, they created more great confusion and hate toward her father.

In 2003 she separated from her family and moved to Houston, Texas. After learning that her statements had been misconstrued by the police and that Esteban's homicide case closed using false information Nina suffered a complete nervous breakdown while living alone. In her desperation she turned to alcohol and drugs.

Affidavits to correct these wrongdoings were sent to the police and ignored. They were also sent to other law enforcement agencies ( FBI, Dallas County Distinct Attorney, US Department of Justice and the DC Medical Examiner) who the Garland police had previously misinformed and lied to. Some of the fabrications have been posted on this web site. In early 2005 Nina was hospitalized with severe depression, paranoia, psychosis and anxiety. Nina continued receiving very aggressive mental health care. Her prognosis is unknown at this moment. In addition to of all the other mentioned health/mental problems she has been fighting addiction. The family has spent hundred of thousands of dollars in her medical treatment to date; the state of Texas victims fund has refused to assist.

It was learned in 2007 that prior to Esteban's disappearance that Nina had changed jobs and relocated- on the afternoon of Esteban's disappearance Nina relocated to a new apartment - she had stated that Esteban had warned her of being in immediate danger.

In November 2006 following an interview with D Magazine, Garland police spokesperson Joe Harn stated that there was nothing in their case files which pointed to any child abuse in the Salazar home. This is contrary to what they had reported earlier (2003) to the Medical Examiner and rumored to the Media as their primary circumstantial evidence. Once again, in 2006 new motives for Esteban's "suicide" death began to be fabricated by the Garland police.

Esteban's mother- Two weeks prior to Xmas 2006 Esteban's mother suffered a stroke. The City of Garland has continued their wrongful behavior, abuse of official powers and violation of civil rights against the Salazar family affecting the family's well-being. All complaints against the police Investigators that were sent have been ignored. Esteban's mother health has continued to deteriorate as she works to find closure and tend to care for her daughter.

Through the early part of our investigation, unknown individuals were contacting the Salazar family representing themselves to be connected to different local cities - national educational foundations - educational groups - all wishing to use Esteban's name in developing unique educational schools. We suspect some of these individuals were politically connected to the leadership of the city of Garland who were trying to derail our investigation and interests.

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A Parent's plead:

(2003)

Dear Huong,

Your many letters to Esteban have repeatedly expressed your deep profound love for him. Included were also those you wrote to him after he disappeared. Do the right thing for Esteban, yourself and our family. Follow your heart and conscience. Esteban is tormented seeing the undue suffering being caused to his parents and family while they continue to look for closure. We realize that you may carry a heavy burden, but divulging the truth of what happened to Esteban will help free your conscience and bring Esteban's soul some peace.

Today, our journey of life is very short and limited here on this Earth but will be limitless in our eternal future life. Show Esteban your true love. He will forgive and welcome you in the future. We will always be here for you should you need our help and support.

No Reply was received.

(2006)

Dear Huong,

We always suspected that something related to the company Esteban was keeping troubled him lots during the week preceding his disappearance. We did not know the seriousness of the matter as you obviously had indicated to the media. Fact: Esteban would not share the whole truth with his father and evidently cried as he spoke with you about it on the night of 12/28/02. Later he brought up the same subject before you and his father on the afternoon of 12/29/02 clearly indicated to us then that you were involved or at the very least had knowledge and were aware. It was clear and evident this problem was not something about a normal girl and boy relationship! All the records and your statements given by you to the police are matter of public record never collaborated. After Esteban disappeared on 1/4/03 we waited for your help or at least hear the truth. It never came. Just more play acting and deception. We have given you all this time to come forward with the truth. Your interest for closely following this case was more for your own protection? The pain you have caused our family has been immense. Why? Are you protecting yourself or a loved one? We would certainly not expect to hear from you if you were involved in his murder.

No Reply was received.

Beth and Bill Salazar

To date all our pleas have been ignored by the girlfriend.