Dec. 11--An Amber Alert has been issued for four Montebello children after the body of a woman was discovered in the trunk of one of the family's cars Wednesday night, according to police.
The family of six, including Daniel Perez, 43, his wife, Erica Perez, 39, and their four children were said to be missing since Friday, police said. A report was filed Wednesday.
Though the body of the woman found in the trunk of the family's black 2010 Honda Accord has not been positively identified, police said their main focus is now finding the children, who they believe are with Daniel Perez. Perez has been named a person of interest, police said.
"We will work around the clock to locate them and locate them safely," said Capt. Luis Lopez of the Montebello Police Department.
The family car was located around 5 p.m. Wednesday about half a mile from the Perez home at Harden Avenue and 3rd Street, police said.
Police are now searching for a black 2014 Toyota Camry with California license plate No. 7FDS891, Lopez said.
Family members made a public plea for the boys' safe return.
"Please Daniel, please just drop the kids off," said Pamela Valdez, the boys' aunt. "They are innocent."
Relatives tell police they haven't seen family of six since Friday. They were reported missing Wednesday.
Photos and descriptions of the children, sons Jordan, 11, Jaiden, 9, Tristan, 8 and Alex, 6, have been released by police in an effort to locate them.
Police said the couple's marriage was "unstable" and that they have a history of domestic violence, according to family members.
Anyone with information about their whereabouts was asked to contact Montebello police Det. Paul Antista at (323) 887-1313.
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UPDATES
10:34 p.m.: This story has been updated with the information that the body of a woman has been found in the trunk of the family's car and that an Amber Alert has been issued for the four children.
This story was originally published at 11:16 a.m.
