South Florida

Family Pleads for Help in Case of Missing Doral Mother and Daughter

Family members and police came together Thursday to ask the public for help in the case of a South Florida mother and her young daughter who vanished in May.

Little Daniela Moreno and her mom Liliana have been missing for months. They vanished on May 31 and haven't been heard from since.

Fighting back tears and speaking in Spanish, family members came to South Florida from Colombia. They're still hoping someone knows something about what happened to the 43-year-old mother and her 9-year-old daughter.

"Maybe someone can tell us some information that can help us," brother Eduardo Moreno Ramirez said at Thursday's family plea.

Back in June, a full-scale search was launched with trained dogs and dozens of volunteers tracking through swampy brush near Doral and a nearby lake for the mom and child but nothing turned up.

"If we think that information is good and can be credible we call to the police. I think that is the correct process,” Moreno Ramirez said.

Police first suspected foul play following a search of Moreno's apartment at Northwest 107th Avenue and 50th Street. Her keys and wallet were found inside along with Daniela's toys, cello and other belongings.

Miami-Dade Police also made a plea to the public to put an end to the family's suffering.

"Hopefully we find them alive, hopefully," MDPD assistant director Alfredo Ramirez said. "If someone has abducted them we will hold them accountable as well but we cannot bring closure to this case without the help of the community, we need it."

Anyone with information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.

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