Family of Bay Area Woman Kidnapped in Mexico Speaks Out

A Bay Area family calls the last four months “torturous” as they wait to hear news of Monica de Leon Barba, 29, who was kidnapped in Mexico.

Gustavo de Leon, Monica’s older brother, spoke to NBC Bay Area via phone Thursday. He told reporter Gia Vang that the FBI has recommended him not to do any on-camera interviews.

Gustavo said that Monica lives in San Mateo and was visiting Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico. On Nov. 29, 2022, Monica was walking with her dog, when she was taken.

“Fear, anger, and you know, confusion,” Gustavo said. “It’s off camera what happens, but you can see a lot of commotion a lot

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