{"id":1940895,"date":"2023-05-30T18:28:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T22:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-and-boyfriend-go-missing-in-case-with-chilling-parallels-to-gabby-petitos-disappearance\/"},"modified":"2023-05-30T18:31:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T22:31:17","slug":"woman-and-boyfriend-go-missing-in-case-with-chilling-parallels-to-gabby-petitos-disappearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-and-boyfriend-go-missing-in-case-with-chilling-parallels-to-gabby-petitos-disappearance\/","title":{"rendered":"Couple Disappears with Similarities to Gabby Petito Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwoman-and-boyfriend-go-missing-in-case-with-chilling-parallels-to-gabby-petitos-disappearance%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1940895&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Tennessee Family Fears for Missing Woman on Cross-Country Trip with Boyfriend<\/h2>\n<p>A Tennessee family is anxiously waiting for news about Nikki Alcaraz, a 33-year-old woman who has gone silent while traveling across the country with her boyfriend. Her sister, Toni Alcaraz, reported that Nikki has been missing for three weeks, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wkrn.com\/news\/local-news\/cheatham-county-woman-goes-missing-during-cross-country-trip-with-boyfriend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WKRN-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are chilling parallels to the 2021 case of Gabby Petito, who was found dead in Wyoming after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-joins-search-for-gabby-petito-travel-bloggers-disappearance-may-be-linked-to-national-park-recent-double-murder\/\" title=\"FBI Joins Search For Gabby Petito, Travel Blogger\u2019s Disappearance May Be Linked To National Park, Recent Double Murder\">cross-country trip<\/a> with her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, who later killed himself after confessing to her murder, as noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/nikki-alcaraz-tennessee-missing-gabby-petito-b2348137.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media outlets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Family seeks answers after woman disappears during cross-country trip with boyfriend <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3TFExhnF4W\">https:\/\/t.co\/3TFExhnF4W<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Missing?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Missing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NikkiAlcaraz?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NikkiAlcaraz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z2GqzphZPX\">pic.twitter.com\/Z2GqzphZPX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Docket (@ChasingPaper89) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChasingPaper89\/status\/1663235638047522834?\">May 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/missing-woman-cross-country-trip-nikki-alcaraz-possible-sighting\/13318951\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KABC-TV<\/a>, a woman matching Nikki Alcaraz\u2019s description was seen in a Walmart in Redding, California, on Saturday. The woman was photographed selling her phone.<\/p>\n<p>Nikki&#8217;s brother, Josh Alcaraz, believes she is in danger. &#8220;It\u2019s not like her to not reach out to anybody, especially her kids,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<h3>Do we need more attention put on relationship violence?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"answer\" value=\"yes\">Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"answer\" value=\"no\">No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at any time. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 85%\">\n\t\t\t<strong>Yes:<\/strong> 85% (17 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 15%\">\n\t\t\t<strong>No:<\/strong> 15% (3 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"missing-person\">\n<h2>Family Searches for Missing Tennessee Woman Believed to be in California<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI immediately tried calling her, and it went straight to voicemail. I sent texts that are still undelivered. She always has her phone, so that\u2019s when it was really concerning,\u201d said Josh Alcaraz about his sister, Nikki Alcaraz.<\/p>\n<p>Family members know that Nikki Alcaraz and her boyfriend, Steven Tyler Stratton, were heading for California in a black Jeep and that things went sour in Torrance County, New Mexico.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">UPDATE: this image of Nikki Alcaraz was captured at a Walmart in<br \/>\n\t\tRedding, California Sat. May 27th when she sold her phone at an ecoATM, according to Gen. Ray Crouch. He says they are still asking for the public\u2019s help to locate Nikki <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WKRN?\">@WKRN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2xzCymvURR\">https:\/\/t.co\/2xzCymvURR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w4dPZdD8E6\">pic.twitter.com\/w4dPZdD8E6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephanie Langston (@stephnthecity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stephnthecity\/status\/1663374158061793281?\">May 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Josh Alcaraz said his sister was beaten by her boyfriend, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox10phoenix.com\/news\/we-dont-know-what-to-do-family-searching-for-missing-tennessee-woman-believed-to-be-in-arizona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KSAZ-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe beat her up pretty badly. A truck driver had to pull him off of her, call the police. The police picked him up, took him a couple exits down and dropped him off. She was diagnosed with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-gary-sinise-launches-new-initiative-with-home-depot-founders\/\" title=\"WATCH: Gary Sinise Launches New Initiative With Home Depot Founders\">traumatic brain injury<\/a> and a broken hand or wrist,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to WKRN, a Torrance County Sheriff\u2019s Office report from May 4 said Stratton claimed he was also struck and bled from his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gabby-petito-foundation-unveils-new-project-people-need\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nose and mouth<\/a> from the blow. No charges were filed.<\/p>\n<p>At that point, Nikki Alcaraz was dropped off in Moriarty, New Mexico, where she called her sister.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was crying and upset. Her eye was already turning black, and you could tell she was beat up pretty bad,\u201d Toni Alcaraz said, adding that she wished arrests had been made.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just feel like maybe the right steps weren\u2019t necessarily taken,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>A family friend drove to New Mexico, but Nikki Alcaraz refused a ride to California, her sister said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat morning when they were supposed to leave, she told him that she had to go back and find Tyler because she had a bad feeling, and so he left without her,\u201d she said, adding that she had not been seen for certain since May 6.<\/p>\n<p>Two days later, a text came. Then nothing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Missing Woman and Boyfriend: A Case with Chilling Parallels to Gabby Petito&#8217;s Disappearance<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Nikki Alcaraz is missing after a cross country trip with her boyfriend. The couple had a run-in with cops after a fight they had. The bruises and black eye her boyfriend left her with. This case sounds too familiar and I hope she is found safe. #breaking #news #breakingnews <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0v0QwIZ1xs\">pic.twitter.com\/0v0QwIZ1xs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Crime With Bobby (@crimewithbobby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/crimewithbobby\/status\/1663376201925230599?\">May 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to KABC, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-and-boyfriend-go-missing-in-case-with-chilling-parallels-to-gabby-petitos-disappearance\/\" title=\"Couple Disappears with Similarities to Gabby Petito Case\">license plate reader picked<\/a> up Alcaraz\u2019s Jeep around Flagstaff, Arizona in early May.<\/p>\n<p>Toni Alcaraz, Nikki&#8217;s mother, said, \u201cI don\u2019t think she is dead out there somewhere, but it\u2019s all a possibility at this point, and I am really scared of that, but I\u2019m praying that\u2019s not the case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cheatham County District Attorney General Ray Crouch said his office is seeking Steven Tyler Stratton, Nikki&#8217;s boyfriend, on an unrelated arrest warrant for a probation violation connected to a theft charge.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Steven Tyler Stratton is either missing or hiding. He is the boyfriend of Nikki Alcaraz (Cunningham). This mugshot is from an arrest in 2022 for forgery and other drug related charges. They did have a run in with LE while visiting NM. A witness saw Tyler punch Nikki in the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dvNg4zcfQ3\">pic.twitter.com\/dvNg4zcfQ3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rose (@901Lulu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/901Lulu\/status\/1663252743472164864?\">May 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Updates:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>License plate reader picked up Alcaraz\u2019s Jeep around Flagstaff, Arizona in early May.<\/li>\n<li>Cheatham County District Attorney General Ray Crouch is seeking Steven Tyler Stratton on an unrelated arrest warrant for a probation violation connected to a theft charge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/woman-boyfriend-go-missing-case-chilling-parallels-gabby-petitos-disappearance\/\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A family in Tennessee is anxious about a woman who has gone silent while traveling with her boyfriend. The case has similarities to Gabby Petito&#8217;s 2021 case, where she was found dead in Wyoming after a cross-country trip with her boyfriend, Brian. 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