THE SEARCH IS ON FOR ESPERANZA MARIE GONZALES OF LOS LUNAS IS OVER. POLICE SAY SHE RETURNED HOME LATE WEDNESDSAY NIGHT. SHE’S THE 11 YEAR OLD WHO WENT MISSING AFTER BEING PICKED UP FOR A COURT-ORDERED VISIT WITH HER MOTHER, IDENTIFIED AS NATASHA NICOLE MARTINEZ, WHO WAS TO HAVE HER FOR THREE HOURS.
THE TWO WERE LAST SEEN IN THE 25-HUNDRED BLOCK OF MURIEL STREET IN ALBUQUERQUE NEAR JUAN TABO AND MENAUL. THE GIRL WAS NOT RETURNED TO HER HOME IN LOS LUNAS UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.
