Yuma, AZ--The search for a missing American woman that has made national headlines continues.
We spoke with the sister of the missing woman who lives right here about her concerns.
She herself has traveled to Panama to find out what she can do about her missing sister.
Yvonne Baldelli, a southern California woman who went through a divorce and lost her job, packed her bags and moved to Panama for a new beginning.
"She was sending email and making phone calls and just loving life here, it's so beautiful here, I'm so happy, come visit me, come visit me," Michelle Fausto, Baldelli's sister said.
Fausto said when her sister stopped contact with the family they sensed something was wrong, especially when she didn't attend a family reunion.
Baldelli's family said they haven't seen or heard of her since last November.
"We really don't have a lot of information, we're trying very hard to find her. We're sure the police has more information than we do," Fausto sid. "We're doing everything we can do to find my sister, any trace of her dog or her possessions."
The 42-year old settled at a beach house in Boca del Toro, a series of islands on Panama's Caribbean coast with her boyfriend, Brian Brimager.
Fausto said her sister was going to make and sell swim wear to tourists in the area and her boyfriend would make a living singing at bars.
Panamanian officials say the FBI is looking at Baldelli's boyfriend as a person of interest.
Police say the two had a violent relationship.
"I never met the boyfriend. I can't speak about him because I don't have any information about who he was," Fausto said.
CBS News reports said within weeks of Baldelli's disappearance, Brimager returned to the U.S. and married another woman.
Reports said the ex-marine boyfriend told CBS News that Baldelli went to Costa Rica with another man but her passport shows she never was in Costa Rica nor left Panama.
Fausto said she and her family have been going back and forth to Panama trying to find any leads.
"We love Yvonne, she loves her family and we want to see her happy face again," she said.
Her sister said Panamanian authorities are offering $3,000 that'll lead to the recovery of Baldelli.
Baldelli's family recently launched a face book page in hopes of finding her.
They ask anyone with information to please contact them thru the face book page at "finding Yvonne Baldelli".
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