“Compelling evidence” in the investigation of the disappearance of Michelle Le, a Hayward, California, nursing student missing since May 27, caused police to reclassify the case as a homicide. Police say strong forensic and other evidence leads them to believe Le was killed in the Kaiser parking lot by someone who was “not a stranger.”
Surveillance cameras recorded what appeared to be Le’s white Honda SUV exiting the parking garage that night, but it is not clear who is behind the wheel.
Giselle Esteban, 27, a Union City woman and a “person of interest” in the case, is a former friend of Le’s from high school. Hayward police searched Esteban’s apartment twice in connection with this case.
Three days before Michelle Le “went missing,” a restraining order was filed against Esteban in Alameda County court. Records allege Esteban had been harassing her ex-boyfriend, a man also dated by Le. News reports quote Esteban as saying she “openly hates” Le for stealing her boyfriend, but she denies having anything to do with Le’s disappearance.
According to court records, Esteban’s erratic behavior was the result of an apparent grudge against the Fremont man, who is the father of, and has 80 percent custody of, her 5-year-old child. She not only stalked the man and sent threatening text messages, but also broke into his home. When Esteban threatened to shoot herself if he did not speak to her, he called police, indicating that he believed she possessed a firearm. Officers found live rounds of ammunition, but no gun. She was arrested.
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He also stated Esteban sent him text messages in February and March at least once a day telling him to “put a bullet in his brain."
She repeatedly told him she was having him followed. The petitioner wrote, “She has at times accurately informed me of what I had done the previous evening." The temporary restraining order forbids Esteban from coming within 100 yards of the family. A court hearing is scheduled for June 14.
Residents of Esteban’s apartment complex say they have not seen her since Monday, May 30, when she knocked on doors, apologizing for the police presence. A neighbor, who wishes to remain anonymous, said Esteban was upset because she felt she was being targeted by media and would be relocating.
Hayward police have not called Esteban, a suspect. She is a "person of interest," and they have visited her apartment twice and interviewed her as many times.
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