Cherrystone wrote:
No........just no. There seems to have been enough "wolf" around this case already.

You're gonna screw this option up for people legitimately missing in the future.

Melanie is missing. Legitimately missing.

However *you* feel doesn't change the facts.

The only "wolf" has been people like you, who don't know her, and don't know what is going on, saying that she is just on vacation.

Her friends and family would like to thank the model mayhem community for their support in this rough time, and would like to keep the community up to date as much as they are able to.

Rachel Jay wrote:
I thought she was found alive.  What's going on?

Misleading and/or inaccurate information given to the police.

This misleading and/or inaccurate information - that her family desperately hoped was accurate - dried up nearly two weeks ago.

You are welcome to visit the links provided for the most up to date information.

Elizabeth Claret wrote:
Your facebook link is broken.

Try googling "Mel Vega Facebook" and a page that is titled "Mel vega is missing" should come up. MM forums appear to shorten/cut off long links.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mel-Vega- … 2952189246

Rachel Jay wrote:
I thought she was found alive.  What's going on?

I had thought the same thing as well.

Nadirah B wrote:
Why say she was found if she wasn't and it was just a lead?!?!

We had assumed she was safe, why give us false hope?!

Obviously, her family didn't feel at the time it was just a lead.

Unfortunately, this hasn't turned out cut and dry and simple like it does on TV.

Don't you think her family feels the same way?

Fotographia Fantastique wrote:
Wait.
What the Hell?
Missing again?

Missing, still.

Yes.

Tame Baby Parrots wrote:

Obviously, her family didn't feel at the time it was just a lead.

Unfortunately, this hasn't turned out cut and dry and simple like it does on TV.

Don't you think her family feels the same way?

It was your responsibility to inform all those you asked for help of that "small" detail a while ago.

Z.

PhotographybyT wrote:

I had thought the same thing as well.

You are thinking/asking the same things as her family & friends are.

Imagine someone you love is missing, and the police say "oh, we found her!" Aren't you going to want to trust the police and let everyone know? Aren't you going to be horribly hurt and confused, angry, and sad when the police say "oh, just kidding. we don't know where she is. But she's an adult, so we can't do anything."

zaxpix wrote:

It was your responsibility to inform all those you asked for help of that "small" detail a while ago.

Z.

This information was released. On model mayhem, the forums were locked and deleted. This is why I provided links to alternate resources. Please go there, as opposed to relying on this site.

Frankly, it's not our responsibility to keep a model mayhem forum updated, especially when it is subject to deletion without input. If you want up to date information, the facebook group is updated regularly by several people.

LaRana wrote:
...when the police say "oh, just kidding. we don't know where she is. But she's an adult, so we can't do anything."

Excuse me?

LaRana wrote:

Missing, still.

Yes.

I could have sworn I read her blog or facebook or something saying that she left town and it was a long story and was going to explain more later. And MM had some kind of update: model found kind of thing at the top of every page.

LaRana wrote:
Frankly, it's not our responsibility to keep a model mayhem forum updated, especially when it is subject to deletion without input. If you want up to date information, the facebook group is updated regularly by several people.

Then why do you come to us now?

Fotographia Fantastique wrote:
I could have sworn I read her blog or facebook or something saying that she left town and it was a long story and was going to explain more later. And MM had some kind of update: model found kind of thing at the top of every page.

I was wondering the same thing after reading that same post.

Z.

zaxpix wrote:

I was wondering the same thing after reading that same post.

Z.

Something fishy is up.
I just went back and checked - that post was locked weeks ago:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thre … 32&page=10

Either she's still missing and they really don't care that much - oh by the way she was never found we're just going to let you know that 20 days later... or she isn't missing and someone has a sick sense of humor.

Fotographia Fantastique wrote:
... or she isn't missing and someone has a sick sense of humor.

I would pray, for her sake, that this be the case.

Z.

zaxpix wrote:

Excuse me?

The police in Houston are just darling....

Fotographia Fantastique wrote:

I could have sworn I read her blog or facebook or something saying that she left town and it was a long story and was going to explain more later. And MM had some kind of update: model found kind of thing at the top of every page.

You can swear all you want but she hasn't signed onto any website and written such a thing.

And her family/friends really don't have anything to do with what Model Mayhem posts. certainly, if they found her, we would love to know more.

Fotographia Fantastique wrote:

Something fishy is up.
I just went back and checked - that post was locked weeks ago:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thre … 32&page=10

Either she's still missing and they really don't care that much - oh by the way she was never found we're just going to let you know that 20 days later... or she isn't missing and someone has a sick sense of humor.

There were subsequent threads which were deleted.

The only sick sense of humor I think belongs to people who don't know her or anything about what is going on but think they know that surely she is just taking a little vacation.

Can I re-iterate: Model mayhem forums are really not the best place to share information or to stay updated about this. Please check the facebook group and website for the most up to date information.

For all I know this thread will be deleted as well. Please join the facebook group or bookmark MelanieIsMissing.com if you would like to stay updated.

LaRana wrote:

You are thinking/asking the same things as her family & friends are.

Imagine someone you love is missing, and the police say "oh, we found her!" Aren't you going to want to trust the police and let everyone know? Aren't you going to be horribly hurt and confused, angry, and sad when the police say "oh, just kidding. we don't know where she is. But she's an adult, so we can't do anything."

Are your quotes a creative interpretation or is that what the police actually said? What's confusing is that only bits and pieces of infomation were posted and we had to wait for more info. which most of us probably didn't see as the thread kept getting buried with other threads. 

I guess I should read the other links to get the full story and timelines.

David Gaze wrote:
I cared the first time.  Prayed.  Now, I'm just tired of hearing about it.  There's nothing anyone here can do about it.  Move on.

You may feel that way - but many others in this community circulated fliers and contacted the press - this has been extremely helpful. Also, the kind comments and support has been a major help for her family - they don't feel alone. You're entitled to feel however you want - but for other people - we appreciate the fact that you understand that this isn't a joke or a game.

This is a real woman, that has many, many people who care about her deeply, that has been missing for over a month.

Even if the unreliable information that we dug up has some validity, there is no information about her whereabouts that even has the most faintest reliability in over two weeks.

You are not obligated to be concerned. For those who are, her friends and family would like to make information available through non Model Mayhem sources.

Brian Baybo wrote:
I thought this was resolved, but that's what I get for thinking. I suspect that she just doesn't want to be found. Best friends don't always know any better...

I am one of her only close friends active on model mayhem. I am not the only one looking for her. You are entitled to your suspicions, as long as you keep in mind you don't know the person you are talking about in the slightest.

LaRana wrote:

You can swear all you want but she hasn't signed onto any website and written such a thing.

And her family/friends really don't have anything to do with what Model Mayhem posts. certainly, if they found her, we would love to know more.

Well I can't tell because the facebook link doesn't work.
But the blog you have linked has an entry that says, "Mel is alive" dated Jun 14.

Now how would they know that unless there was some kind of communication or a ransom video (even that isn't proof that she's alive) unless she was found? And if she wasn't found, why post that?

LaRana wrote:
You can swear all you want...

LaRana wrote:
The only sick sense of humor I think belongs to people who don't know her or anything about what is going on but think they know that surely she is just taking a little vacation.

Who said she was "on a little vacation"?

LaRana wrote:
Thank you everyone for your effort. She will be home for soon. I've had a really long day and just want to sit down and relax for a minute.  I'll figure out a way to let you know more in a bit.

.

LaRana wrote:
We found her.

She will have to explain herself.

.

You've posted false information, links to facebook groups that don't work.
Now you've started another thread 2 weeks and 4 days later, and when we are confused you get snippy with us?

LaRana wrote:

I am one of her only close friends active on model mayhem. I am not the only one looking for her. You are entitled to your suspicions, as long as you keep in mind you don't know the person you are talking about in the slightest.

And as her "Best Friend" you must not know her as well as you thought.

From the FB page;
Mel "Vega" Munoz is Missing Thank you everyone. Please know Mel will be home safe soon. Thank so much for your support.
June 14 at 9:18pm

Mel "Vega" Munoz is Missing There is no update because we have no new information. Melanie did not come home, nobody knows where she is. People called and said they saw her driving around town with a bald white guy on Tuesday. Unless you have seen or talked to her and know where she is...
June 17 at 1:08pm

LaRana wrote:
Imagine someone you love is missing, and the police say "oh, we found her!" Aren't you going to want to trust the police and let everyone know? Aren't you going to be horribly hurt and confused, angry, and sad when the police say "oh, just kidding. we don't know where she is. But she's an adult, so we can't do anything."

With all due respect, but I am soooooooooooooo going to call BULLSHIT on the above quote purportedly given by the police. Attempting to cast law enforcement officials in a bad light because they haven't done or won't do what you feel they should is only hurting your alleged situation and not helping it.

When this thread first appeared, I really didn't see the relevance of it being on this forum at the time. Now, in light of what has transpired and what many on here have been led to believe, I feel it even moreso. Just my take.

Fotographia Fantastique wrote:

Well I can't tell because the facebook link doesn't work.
But the blog you have linked has an entry that says, "Mel is alive" dated Jun 14.

Now how would they know that unless there was some kind of communication or a ransom video (even that isn't proof that she's alive) unless she was found? And if she wasn't found, why post that?

Google search "Mel Vega Facebook." Unfortunately model mayhem truncates these long links: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mel-Vega- … 2952189246

Yes, it's true that we thought we had solid, irrefutable proof of where she was and that she was OK and that she was coming home. Can you all please just accept that the information did not pan out?

Her family did not have ulterior motives when posting that. They really honest to god thought it was true. Unfortunately - even separate departments of the houston police department do not agree on what is fact.

So we learned our lesson: Houston police don't know what the hell is going on. Stupid us for thinking they did!

LaRana wrote:
There were subsequent threads which were deleted.

Actually, they were only 2 threads - they were locked but not deleted:

https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thre … 032&page=1

https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thre … st13104573

You may very well be telling the truth, but the problem is you say "subsequent threads which were deleted", but there were in fact only 2 threads, neither of which were deleted. So when you say things about the police not caring, it seems you may be exaggerating like you did about the "deleted" threads.

And it's confusing because in the past threads you say:

LaRana wrote:
We found her.

She will have to explain herself.

LaRana wrote:
Thank you everyone for your effort. She will be home for soon. I've had a really long day and just want to sit down and relax for a minute.  I'll figure out a way to let you know more in a bit.

LaRana wrote:
She called my mom last night. But my mom ... I love her to death but she didn't ask the girl any questions and doesn't remember what she said very well.  So she is somewhere and alive. But her car showed up somewhere confirming a strange story that we heard that we were hoping wasn't true.  We thought this was something for the police to handle but they aren't interested.

I will let the community know when we get something that is solid that she is safe and home.  I really can't express the gratitude for the support and actually I kind of want to go through this thread and the other with her so she can see how much support and love she has.

This really means a lot to me and I wish I could send you all gigantic bouquets of flowers and baskets and candy and puppies and bunnies and rockin camera gear.

LaRana wrote:
The last 24 hours she has been doing what she needs to do and we would love for her to call and let us know what's up. Before the last 24 hours I'm sure she would have appreciated us getting her out of the situation she was in.

LaRana wrote:
In a way it goes beyond whether she wants to be found or not.

Having the fliers up really helped we've gotten a couple calls that filled us in - she's been seen around town and she is sorting a few things out with her car before she comes home.

LaRana wrote:
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I've noticed something funny.  Once we got a call verifying she is around somewhere, people who don't know her or what's going on started acting like her friends and family are being rude stalkers. I'll be straightforward - we're the ones who know what the story is and at what point 'the best thing to do is leave her alone' so if you're going to talk shit about how her family needs to just chill out over her being god-knows-where-and-maybe-dead-and-certainly-sick for 2 weeks, then can you can suck my ladyballs.

This is how we roll. We're old school southerners and Cubans. We look after our own.  We live in this city, and we know full well what kind of trouble a city like this can cause a girl.

The response from this community has been astounding, overwhelming, and moving... it's made the last two weeks much easier for family to bear knowing that there was a solid wall of support behind us. I'm frankly impressed and touched by the reaction to Mel's disappearance. Me and her friends and family are still trying to get in touch and write back with everyone who wrote us. It's going to take awhile and soon Mel will hopefully be able to personally thank you all too.  I know it will make her feel good to know how many people were pulling for her in a tough time.

And for that I really can't thank you enough.

But Greg, I've got to say, looking for Mel was(is) the right thing to do. If you knew her 'in real life' you would too. She's that fancypants.

So you see how this is confusing?

2 weeks ago you said she has been found, she is sorting things out, she has been seen around, she has talked to your mother, and even we can suck your ladyballs for not believing you.

Now you say it was all false information.

So it seems your mother lied to you when she said she talked to her?

Again, you may very well be telling the truth, but this is getting really convoluted and contradictory.

And if someone has in fact been missing this long, I really doubt the police would not be doing anything about it. Really doubt it.

LaRana wrote:

Google search "Mel Vega Facebook." Unfortunately model mayhem truncates these long links: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mel-Vega- … 2952189246

Yes, it's true that we thought we had solid, irrefutable proof of where she was and that she was OK and that she was coming home. Can you all please just accept that the information did not pan out?

Her family did not have ulterior motives when posting that. They really honest to god thought it was true. Unfortunately - even separate departments of the houston police department do not agree on what is fact.

So we learned our lesson: Houston police don't know what the hell is going on. Stupid us for thinking they did!

What gave her family the impression she was located?

LaRana wrote:
This information was released. On model mayhem, the forums were locked and deleted. This is why I provided links to alternate resources. Please go there, as opposed to relying on this site.

Frankly, it's not our responsibility to keep a model mayhem forum updated, especially when it is subject to deletion without input. If you want up to date information, the facebook group is updated regularly by several people.

The point of the forums is to help find your friend. If you don't want to update the forums, then it seems we can't really help too much. You never told us the story on when she was found.. this is just seeming fishy but OK I will still continue to support it. I'm not saying she took a mini vacation but it just sounds like she doesn't want to be found esp. after you said she was riding with a bald guy.

Bernie Browder  wrote:
What gave her family the impression she was located?

And while I get the excitement of being all "she's been found!", why wasn't it VERIFIED before it was announced pretty much everywhere?!