Mother of Missing Sailor Demands Transparency from Navy Investigation

Mother's Plea for Transparency

• 💔 Esmeralda Castle is expressing frustration with the lack of transparency and communication from authorities regarding her daughter Angelina Resendiz's disappearance.
• 💡 Castle believes the authorities "know something" but are not sharing information with the family.
• 🗣️ She has demanded communication from the Navy and is urging them to actively search for her daughter.

Navy's Investigation and Protocol

• ⚓ Resendiz, a culinary specialist seaman, was reported missing on May 29 from Naval Station Norfolk.
• ⏳ The family is concerned that the Navy is waiting for an NCIS determination of missing or deceased, after which the Navy will cease responsibility for her whereabouts.
• ❓ Castle questions why the Navy hasn't formed a search party and is frustrated by the perceived inaction.

Initial Disappearance and Communication Breakdown

• 📞 Resendiz's friend reported that she called asking for a pickup, but she was not there when he arrived.
• ❓ After speaking with a Chief at the quarterdeck, Castle was told Resendiz was found in another room, and the report was "more dramatized than necessary."
• 🚫 Resendiz did not report for work on Friday, and the sailor she was with also went missing, only showing up on Monday.

Mother's Determination to Find Answers

• ✈️ Castle is trying to return to Virginia as soon as possible to actively participate in the search.
• ✊ She is prepared to start looking in the woods or protest in front of the base to gain attention and action.
• ❓ Castle's "mother's intuition" tells her something is wrong, and she is seeking answers about her daughter's fate.