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In February of 2006, a 22-year-old Brazilian woman was seen leaving a New Jersey bar with an unknown man. Days later, her boss received a mysterious phone call, with the person on the other line screaming for help. But was this the missing woman? And what happened to her? This is the story of Carla Vicentini.

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CASE SOURCES

1. FBI: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/carla-vicentini

2. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/114y4qu/17_years_ago_carla_vicentini_went_to_usa_never_to/?onetap_auto=true

3. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/28/nyregion/talk-of-the-town-a-small-brazilian-town.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Pk0.vwhf.gJd68S-7NRv_&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

4. NJ.com: https://www.nj.com/essex/2015/02/nine_years_after_disappearance_fbi_renewing_campai.html

5. Tapatalk: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/usedtobedoe/vicentini-carla-02-09-2006-t1375.html?amp=1

6. Clube dos Detectives: https://www.podcastcdd.com.br/post/27-carla-vicentini-desaparecidos

7. Newsbreak: https://original.newsbreak.com/@fatim-hemraj-561392/2799235643159-16-years-ago-a-brazilian-exchange-student-moved-to-america-21-days-later-she-vanished-what-happened-to-carla

8. NJ.com: https://www.nj.com/news/2010/02/billboard_will_feature_brazili.html

9. Brazilian Times: https://www.braziliantimes.com/brasil/2021/02/15/desaparecimento-de-brasileira-em-nj-completa-15-anos-e-internautas-cobram-solucao.html

10. Paraná PRC: https://g1.globo.com/pr/parana/noticia/2016/02/mae-de-jovem-paranaense-que-sumiu-ha-10-anos-nos-eua-cre-em-milagre.html

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