FRANCINA DACANAY FERNANDEZ
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Photograph taken in 2003 |
| Aliases: | Francina D. Fernandez, Francina Dacanay |
DESCRIPTION
| Date of Birth Used: | April 29, 1970 | Hair: | Black |
| Place of Birth: | Philippines | Eyes: | Brown |
| Height: | 5'3" | Sex: | Female |
| Weight: | 100 pounds | Race: | Asian |
| Occupation: | Paralegal | ||
| Remarks: | Francina Fernandez has ties to California and the Philippines. | ||
THE CRIME
During the course of their relationship, Francina Fernandez
and her boyfriend had three boys, Keoni, Mason, and Lance Fernandez.
The couple never married and in June of 2001 the relationship
ended. The two became embroiled in a very lengthy and aggressive
custody-visitation dispute in the San Diego Family Court. In
early November of 2004, the mother reportedly mentioned to the
father that she and the children were planning a 2-week vacation
in New Zealand. He told her that the trip would violate the court
orders, and Fernandez's attorney was served with a notice of
an ex-parte hearing scheduled for November 8, 2004. At the hearing,
a judge ordered that neither parent could take the children out
of the jurisdiction of the court and that the children's passports
were to be relinquished. The passports were never returned. Also,
in November it was reported that Fernandez abruptly left her
job and a relative filed a missing person's report for her.
Fernandez may have fled with her children to the Philippines.
On December 9, 2004, a state warrant was issued in the state
of California, San Diego County, charging Francina Dacanay Fernandez
with three counts of child abduction. A federal arrest warrant
was subsequently issued on February 4, 2005, in the United States
District Court, Southern District of California, charging Fernandez
with international parental kidnapping.
VICTIM - Keoni Alexander Fernandez
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| Date of Birth Used: | July 5, 2000 | Hair: | Brown |
| Place of Birth: | San Diego, California | Eyes: | Brown |
| Height: | 3'6" (at the time of his disappearance) | Sex: | Male |
| Weight: | 39 pounds (at the time of his disappearance) | Race: | Asian and White (Biracial) |
| Remarks: | Keoni Fernandez has ties to California and the Philippines. Additionally, his nickname is "Boo". | ||
VICTIM - Lance Sterling Fernandez
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| Date of Birth Used: | October 10, 2001 | Hair: | Brown |
| Place of Birth: | San Diego, California | Eyes: | Brown |
| Height: | 3'3" (at the time of his disappearance) | Sex: | Male |
| Weight: | 34 pounds (at the time of his disappearance) | Race: | Asian and White (Biracial) |
| Remarks: | Lance Fernandez has ties to California and the Philippines. Additionally, his nickname is "Lancie" and his twin brother is Mason Fernandez. | ||
VICTIM - Mason Christopher
Fernandez
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| Date of Birth Used: | October 10, 2001 | Hair: | Brown |
| Place of Birth: | San Diego, California | Eyes: | Brown |
| Height: | 3'3" (at the time of his disappearance) | Sex: | Male |
| Weight: | 34 pounds (at the time of his disappearance) | Race: | Asian and White (Biracial) |
| Remarks: | Mason Fernandez has ties to California and the Philippines. Additionally, his nickname is "May May" and his twin brother is Lance Fernandez. | ||
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS CASE, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL FBI OFFICE OR THE NEAREST AMERICAN EMBASSY OR CONSULATE.
 ROBERT S. MUELLER, III DIRECTOR FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535 TELEPHONE: (202) 324-3000 |
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