Psychic tip prompts search for missing Pueblo woman

No information and no suspects. Those are two dismal facts creating trouble in the search for a local woman who's been missing since April.

Her family is so desperate they've consulted a psychic who thinks the woman was killed and her body dumped somewhere in a wide open area northeast of Pueblo.

It's northeast of CSU-Pueblo, a place called Baculite Mesa, where there are thousands of weed and cactus-covered acres, and miles of deep ravines.

The family's spent the past 2 weeks searching the area for Jessica Ortiz. The 29 year old mother of 2 was last seen in early April, outside the Classic Q's pool hall with her boyfriend and two other men.

"Well at this point we don't even really have a crime," Deputy Pueblo Police Chief John Ercul told News First. "We have interviewed the boyfriend, we have interviewed him a couple of times, we at this point have no probable cause."

Ercul says they're classifying it a "missing person case," because they have no evidence of a crime.

The Ortiz family, however, thinks something terrible happened. They say it's the only explanation.

"It's not like her to be gone at all. She would not leave the family. No contact, no nothing. She's just been... she's gone," said Melissa Bustamante, Jessica's sister.

The psychic they consulted won't meet with police or News First. Deputy Chief Ercul says despite that, they're willing to look into it. "We're not gonna dismiss the credibility of that information, we need to check it out," he said, "We have a missing person, there may be foul play involved we don't know. Somebody's life may be at stake." he said.

Members of the Ortiz family admit, the worst case scenerio would at least be an answer, because the unknown is a horrible pain they've suffered far too long.

If you have information on Jessica Ortiz, contact Pueblo Crime Stoppers at 719-542-STOP.