CA RACHEL CASTILLO: Missing from Simi Valley, CA - 10 Nov 2022 - Age 25 *Found Deceased*

Simi Valley family desperate for answers after mother of 2 vanishes, leaving bloody scene at home

A Simi Valley family is desperate for answers after their loved one -- a mother of two children -- disappeared and left behind a bloody scene at her home.

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Simi Valley family desperate for answers after mother of 2 vanishes, leaving bloody scene at home​

A Simi Valley family is desperate for answers after their loved one -- a mother of two children -- disappeared under mysterious circumstances and left behind a bloody scene at her home.

Rachel Castillo's family is combing over what investigators have already sifted through and trying to find the slightest answers into why she vanished.

Castillo, 25, has two young children, is studying to become a therapist and lives with her sister just a few miles down the road from their parents.

"She's a great mother, she's a good daughter, she's a good sister, she's a good friend," Robyn Castillo said about her daughter.

Emily Castillo, the sister, came home Thursday night and upon walking into their apartment she immediately saw blood -- a lot of it.

"As soon as I saw the blood, that's when I realized something wasn't right," Emily said. "So I called my mom to let her know to come over and then I immediately called 911."

As she waited for help to arrive, Emily felt she had to do something.

"I was running around the house trying to see if I could find her somewhere," Emily said. "I checked her bathroom, under her bed, her closet, my closet, the laundry room, my bathroom and my bedroom but she wasn't anywhere in there."

Her mom arrived soon after and saw the mess firsthand. Rachel's phone, keys and car were all home without her.

Robyn says her first thought was that someone took her, but she doesn't know if that's what actually happened.

She added that Rachel dropped her sons off with their father earlier that morning. That was planned and they said they have no reason to believe he would've hurt her.

Detectives told the family they're looking into all possibilities, including other men she was potentially seeing, and if neighbors saw or heard anything.

"The most important thing is that she's a mother," Robyn said. "She has two little boys who are going to miss her, and we just want her home."


MEDIA - RACHEL CASTILLO: Missing from Simi Valley, CA since 10 Nov 2022 - Age 25

 

[GrandmaBear]

Yep paywall, tried, so can only go by post.

I don't blame the family. Been several excuses now.

As to court reporters they are archaic anyhow. Not trying to insult them, I have a cousin who has been doing it for years and is considered exceptional, and she IS, and I used to want to be one way back but the nearest program, having kids I couldn't have managed to attend.

And of course I don't want anyone to lose jobs as things get more automated but I've seen WRONG info too in transcripts. Not sure all are so good or not influenced.

In this day and age, VIDEO is the way to go making sure of course the volume is working and you name it.

Honestly not sure I understand this, and went into read and then hit the paywall, but there are court reporter services, at least here. I ran into my cousin at a hearing once, she doesn't work "for" a courthouse and she was brought in to cover an absence. Don't they do that there? Never ever heard of this excuse before. Is the whole state of court reporters on strike or something?

Our system needs to catch up with the times but it never does. Never will. Nor will laws and so on. More often NOTHING gets done as they just all do well nothing or argue... Yes a general political remark with no bias either way.

Just get so angry at stuff like this. I actually had to skim back here to refresh on the case and it is far from the first delay. Well they are heading for the usual earliest which is at least three years, the victim's family. WHAT about THEM? I get so disgusted. Maybe the ones who just agree with delays so easily or don't do their jobs should put themselves in the family shoes once, but they can't, because it is not describable. It almost can't be put into words. And the ones who want to do it, and aren't covering for a vacation or lack of doing their job, probably can't do it due to appeals and so many other reasons.

I couldn't read the article so kind of commenting blind but in no way should they not have been able to get a court reporter. What excuse is next.

And honestly, talking about the system now, I've been trying to figure out the answer to a thing or two. Perhaps attys should be limited to just one or two big cases, and public defenders, etc.. And I am thinking about defendants here too. And then expected to be available and do their jobs and they'd have far less conflicts (I read back).

Our system needs a LOT of help despite some good people in it.

Now it is court reporters, smdh. Roll eyes. If that happened to us, I'd have had a fit.

Again, I didn't/couldn't read the article.

Everything is just so inefficient these days too. And not just in this arena.