Morgan Hill woman missing for 4 days, ‘person of interest’ named

(KRON) — An 18-year-old Morgan Hill woman, Marissa DiNapoli, has been missing for four days, and police are asking for the public’s help to find her.

The Morgan Hill Police Department said DiNapoli was last seen on the morning of June 29 with a man, identified as Martin Mendoza. The duo was seen leaving a home on Trail Drive near Morgan Hill. “Marissa’s car was later located in the same area,” the police department wrote.

When police tried talking to Mendoza, he was “not cooperative,” and MHPD now considers him a “person of interest” behind DiNapoli’s disappearance. On Wednesday afternoon, FBI agents joined the missing person investigation.

DiNapoli’s last communication with family members happened at 9:16 p.m. on June 28, when she sent text messages. “She indicated that she planned to stay with a friend for the evening and would return home the following day. When she did not return home, or respond to calls from family members, she was reported missing,” the police department wrote.

Detectives are actively seeking information on Mendoza’s whereabouts. He is believed to be driving a white Toyota Camry with a license plate number of CW87W00 or 9PTM351, according to MHPD.

DiNapoli has long black hair and brown eyes, weighs 100 pounds, and is 5-feet-tall, investigators said. Her black Ford Mustang convertible was found in the area of Trail Drive, near where she was last seen.

School officials said DiNapoli is a recent graduate of Santa Clara County’s Opportunity Youth Academy. She remained missing as of late Wednesday afternoon.

Anyone with information related to this case is encouraged to call Detective Kyle Tolentino at 669-253-4962 or via email at kyle.tolentino@morganhill.ca.gov.