The brother of a missing Houston woman is pleading for help locating his younger sister, Isabel Custodio, who went missing in the middle of the night last Wednesday.
Janio “JD” Denilson told Dateline it was not characteristic of his 22-year-old sister to just disappear and not contact anyone.
“We’re all very worried about her,” JD said. “It’s not like her to go that way.”
According to Houston police, the security video shows the 22-year-old leaving her apartment complex in Southeast Houston where she lived with her sister. It was around 3am on March 3, 2021.
JD told Dateline his sister did not have a car and left all her belongings behind, including her cellphone. He added that it was unusual for her to go out, especially in the middle of the night.
“Why would she just walk away without her phone … or something,” JD said. ‘It does not make sense.’
JD and Isabel, from Angola, off the west coast of Southern Africa, have been living in the Houston, Texas area for the past 16 years.
“This pandemic was difficult for her,” JD added. But she pushed through. She is very smart and was eager to be at church again – oh, she loves church very much. ”
JD told Dateline that Isabel speaks several languages, including Portuguese, French, Spanish and English. Prior to the pandemic, she spent most of her free time at church, in the local library, and volunteered at Houston Community College. He added that Isabel loves music very much and that she can play and sing her guitar regularly.
“We just do not know where she could go,” JD said. “It’s very difficult now.”
A spokeswoman for the Houston Missing Personnel Unit told Dateline that Isabel’s case was open and active and that anyone with information should call the department and refer her case number: 289233-21.
Meanwhile, Isabel’s friends and family were recruiting the Houston area, hanging kites and talking to neighbors. They also spread the message on social media.
“We hope someone who saw her will call us,” JD said. ‘Any information helps. We just want her house safe. ”
Isabel is described as 5’7 ”tall and weighs 120 pounds. She has brown eyes and black hair. She wears her hair naturally and at the time of her disappearance it was styled in maize rows.
She was last seen wearing a gray skirt and a gray dress jacket made of thin material. She was known to be wearing glasses, and she was not wearing them when she was last seen.
Anyone with information about Isabel’s location is asked to call the Houston Missing Personnel Unit at 832-394-1840 and Reference Case # 289233-21.
