Douglas County Attorney Says Vital Witness Can't Be Found

KETV
Jan. 25, 2011

OMAHA, Neb. -- A missing witness means charges have been dropped against two of the three men linked to the disappearance of a family in Omaha.

Elias Lourenco-Batista and Valdeir Goncalves-Santos were both accused of misusing the family's credit cards. They were scheduled to go to trial Wednesday. But the Douglas County Attorney says a vital witness in the case cannot be found.

The two remain in custody on a federal immigration hold.

A third-man is still charged with using credit cards belonging to Vanderlei Szczepanik. He, along with his wife and son, disappeared from their Omaha home in Dec. 2009.

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