CA MAYA "MAY" MILLETE: Missing from Chula Vista, CA - 7 Jan 2021 - Age 39 *JURY SELECTION* (8 Viewers)

Search Party Scheduled in Hopes of Locating Missing Chula Vista Woman

The family of a Chula Vista woman who has been missing for days is seeking the public’s help in locating their loved one.

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Maya “May” Millete, 39, was last seen Thursday evening in her Chula Vista home near the San Miguel Ranch area, according to her loved ones. Family and friends said her car is still at her home and her phone has been going to voicemail since her disappearance.

Hospitals, jails and morgues have been contacted by the woman’s kin, but they said she has not been found at any of those locations.

Husband fears for missing Chula Vista wife, mom of three

Larry Millete said his wife has left before for the night to blow off steam, but he became worried when she didn't show up for their daughter's birthday on Sunday.

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Maya and Larry Millete are high school sweethearts married for 21 years with three children — ages 4, 9, and 11.

Maya has been missing from her Chula Vista home since last week. Millete says they had argued the night before.

"We had problems this year, up and downs," Millete told ABC 10News.

He said his wife has left before for the night to blow off steam, but he became worried when she didn't show up for their daughter's birthday on Sunday.

"If she didn't have her car, a friend would have to pick her up. That's the only reason I was like, 'maybe she's wine tasting or hiking with a friend,'" says Millete.

Maya works as a defense contractor at Naval Base San Diego and didn't show up for work on Monday.

"I called her boss, she didn't even log in. And that's the other alarming part, because work for her is like a party ... that's her outlet," Millete says.

Millete says he will continue to search, anxiously waiting.

MAYA "MAY" MILLETE has been missing from Chula Vista, #CALIFORNIA since 7 Jan 2021. Her husband has been ARRESTED for her murder!

Maya and Larry Millete are high school sweethearts married for 21 years with three children — ages 4, 9, and 11. Maya has been missing from her Chula Vista home since last week. Millete says they had argued the night before.

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Memorial hike to be held for missing Chula Vista mother

This Saturday marks two years since Maya Millete’s disappearance.

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by: Liberty Zabala
Posted: Jan 6, 2023 / 10:21 PM PST
Updated: Jan 6, 2023 / 10:21 PM PST

CHULA VISTA, Calif. — This Saturday marks two years since Maya Millete’s disappearance. Her family is striving to keep her story and case alive.

A memorial will be held Saturday morning at one of her favorite hikes at Mount San Miguel Park.

“It brings me back to that time, to that day. Again, really heartbreaking and it’s been really hard,” Millete’s sister Maricris Drouaillet said.

Maricris and brother-in-law Richard Drouaillet say they will hike Saturday to keep their sister in the community’s heart.

 

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Larry Millete hearing | Judge to hear evidence surrounding missing mother, Maya Millete

A judge will decide if there is enough evidence for Millete to go to trial for murder.

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Author: David Gotfredson
Published: 6:09 AM PST January 11, 2023
Updated: 6:09 AM PST January 11, 2023

SAN DIEGO — More than two years ago, a Chula Vista mother of three, Maya Millete, went missing. She still has not been found.

On January 11, a preliminary hearing is set for her husband, Larry Millete, charged with Maya’s murder.

Wednesday’s hearing is not a trial. There are no jurors. Evidence will be presented, and witnesses will testify over two to three weeks in the Downtown San Diego courthouse.

 

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LIVE BLOG: Google searches 'significant' in Millete investigation, CVPD detective says

Following the preliminary hearing, the judge in the case of missing Chula Vista mom Maya Millete will determine if her husband Larry Millete will stand trial.

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Live blog, in case anyone has an interest.....

 

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LIVE BLOG: Google searches 'significant' in Millete investigation, CVPD detective says

Following the preliminary hearing, the judge in the case of missing Chula Vista mom Maya Millete will determine if her husband Larry Millete will stand trial.

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Live blog, in case anyone has an interest.....

I've been listening and nothing stands out .. yet. However, there is a language barrier (on my part) when trying to understand the defense attorney.

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Maya Millete's sister: 'If something happens to me, it's going to be Larry'

Maricris Drouaillet testified Thursday in the preliminary hearing for Larry Millete, who is accused of killing Drouaillet's sister May "Maya" Millete. Her body has not been found

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BY TERI FIGUEROA
JAN. 12, 2023 1:28 PM PT

SAN DIEGO —
Days before May “Maya” Millete disappeared, she told her sister she was leaving her husband and it would be a “messy” divorce. Then she said something more ominous.

“‘If something happens to me, it’s going to be Larry,’” the missing woman’s sister, Maricris Drouaillet, testified in San Diego Superior Court on Thursday morning.

Drouaillet took the stand on the second day of a preliminary hearing for Larry Millete, who is accused of murder in the presumed death of his wife.

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A witness for the prosecution, Drouaillet spent much of the morning talking about her family and her sister, saying Maya and Larry were high school sweethearts in Hawaii. He joined the Navy, she went to college, and the two eventually settled in Chula Vista. The couple had three children when Maya Millete went missing.

 

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Younger Brother of Missing Chula Vista Mom Testifies About Her Marriage

The younger brother of a missing Chula Vista woman testified Friday that during the year leading up to his sister's disappearance, his brother-in-law repeatedly urged him to convince his sister to remain in the marriage.

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by Elizabeth Ireland
13 hours ago

A Chula Vista woman who disappeared two years ago after she was allegedly murdered by her husband described in text messages that her husband had routinely been engaging in controlling, abusive behavior, it was revealed in court Friday.

In the summer of 2020, May “Maya” Millete told her younger brother, Jay-R Tabalanza, in a series of text messages that Larry Millete was regularly monitoring her emails, messages, social media, and financial activity. She said Larry was “toxic and mentally abusive” and had started becoming “concerned” about her interactions with other men.

“I’ve stopped being friends with any guys,” she texted her brother, who testified that Larry suspected his wife was having an affair and had expressed a desire to “get the other guy.”

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In the middle of 2020, May briefly moved out of the Chula Vista home and in with Tabalanza and his wife. Tabalanza testified that May said she wanted to separate from her husband and “co-parent” their three children. He testified that Larry continued calling him during this time and frequently asked him where May was and what she was doing.

In text messages revealed in court, May told her brother that Larry was “manipulating” family members and had been trying to control her.

“I’m so tired of his mental and emotional abuse,” she texted Tabalanza. Later she wrote, “He’s got you all in his pockets and I’m alone and isolated …exactly where he wants me to be.”

 

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Day 2 | Preliminary hearing for Larry Millete continues in Downtown San Diego Court

A forensics expert and the sister of Maya Millete took the stand in a San Diego courtroom during the second day of the hearing.

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Author: Kelly Hessedal, CBS 8 Staff
Published: 12:04 PM PST January 12, 2023
Updated: 8:53 AM PST January 13, 2023

SAN DIEGO — A Chula Vista forensics expert returned to the witness stand Thursday morning for day two of Larry Millete's preliminary hearing while Maya's sister, Maricris spent the majority of the day answering questions from lawyers.
During cross-examination, David Garber testified he took about 300 photos of the Millete home back in January 2021.

Wednesday he testified blood spatter was found in the Millete master bathroom. On Thursday morning, he said the blood was tested, but he did not know the test results. He said his job is limited to collecting the samples. A detective would then find out the results.

Garber testified he took a mouth swab from Larry Millete. He said his conversation with him was simply about the procedure.

Photos Garber took from the Millete home were shown in the courtroom. They included a shotgun and a rifle found inside a safe, a handwritten letter found in the dresser of the main bedroom. It was addressed to Larry and it was signed 'Maya.' The contents of the letter painted an ugly picture of their marriage.

 

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Father of Maya Millete takes stand during preliminary hearing -

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The father of a missing Chula Vista woman allegedly murdered by her husband testified today that while searching for his daughter, her husband falsely claimed she was in an upstairs bedroom at their home. Pablito Tabalanza testified that two days after his daughter, May “Maya”...

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Posted: January 17, 2023
Updated: 8:23 PM
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SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The father of a missing Chula Vista woman allegedly murdered by her husband testified today that while searching for his daughter, her husband falsely claimed she was in an upstairs bedroom at their home.

Pablito Tabalanza testified that two days after his daughter, May “Maya” Millete, disappeared, he traveled to her Chula Vista home to look for her.

May’s husband, Larry Millete, was there and told Tabalanza that May was in an upstairs bedroom. Tabalanza, speaking through an interpreter, testified that he knocked on the locked bedroom door several times and received no response.

 

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‘That's Where She Told Me That She Needs a Place to Live,' Maya Millete's Sister-in-Law Testifies

“That’s where she told me that she needs a place to live,” Nicolas-Tabalanza said. “If she could live with us. I was very shocked to hear that.”

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By Mike Dorfman • Published January 17, 2023 • Updated on January 17, 2023 at 7:48 pm​

On Tuesday, Maya’s father Pablito Tabalanza took the stand. Over the course of several hours, Tabalanza testified about the last time he spoke with Maya and the day he discovered she was missing. Throughout his testimony, Tabalanza was aided by a Tagalog interpreter. At times, the translation was difficult and created confusion during questioning.

Tabalanza was first questioned by the Deputy District Attorney, Christy Bowles about a call he had with Maya on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. The conversation was about a canceled plan for Tabalanza to babysit her youngest child. He said while Maya set that up days before, Larry Millete called him afterward, calling off that help. He said Larry told him his aunt and uncle would be able to step in and he was no longer needed. But Tabalanza said Maya seemed not to be in the loop about it, and was upset over the situation. Tabalanza said it was the last time he spoke with Maya.

 

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‘That's Where She Told Me That She Needs a Place to Live,' Maya Millete's Sister-in-Law Testifies

“That’s where she told me that she needs a place to live,” Nicolas-Tabalanza said. “If she could live with us. I was very shocked to hear that.”

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By Mike Dorfman • Published January 17, 2023 • Updated on January 17, 2023 at 7:48 pm​

On Tuesday, Maya’s father Pablito Tabalanza took the stand. Over the course of several hours, Tabalanza testified about the last time he spoke with Maya and the day he discovered she was missing. Throughout his testimony, Tabalanza was aided by a Tagalog interpreter. At times, the translation was difficult and created confusion during questioning.

Tabalanza was first questioned by the Deputy District Attorney, Christy Bowles about a call he had with Maya on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. The conversation was about a canceled plan for Tabalanza to babysit her youngest child. He said while Maya set that up days before, Larry Millete called him afterward, calling off that help. He said Larry told him his aunt and uncle would be able to step in and he was no longer needed. But Tabalanza said Maya seemed not to be in the loop about it, and was upset over the situation. Tabalanza said it was the last time he spoke with Maya.

This is heartbreaking. No father should have to go through this torture.

 

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Sister-in-Law of Missing Chula Vista Woman Testifies at Millete Hearing

A Chula Vista man accused of murdering his wife planted a cell phone in his wife's vehicle in order to track her whereabouts about six months before she disappeared, his sister-in-law testified Wednesday.

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by Debbie L. Sklar
52 mins ago

A Chula Vista man accused of murdering his wife planted a cell phone in his wife’s vehicle in order to track her whereabouts about six months before she disappeared, his sister-in-law testified Wednesday.

Genesis Nicolas-Tabalanza said that in mid-2020, her brother-in-law Larry Millete admitted in text messages to putting his daughter’s phone in his wife’s vehicle. His wife, May Millete, found the phone and was so upset by this that she threatened to leave the marriage, Nicolas-Tabalanza testified Wednesday.

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He told Nicolas-Tabalanza that if May didn’t stay with him, he would threaten May’s job by exposing an alleged affair she was having with a co- worker, according to text messages revealed in court.

Later, he told Nicolas-Tabalanza that he was looking into the use of magic spells that could compel May to remain in the marriage.

 

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Millete Friend Testifies That Missing Woman Said Marriage Was in 'Very Dark Place'

A close friend of missing Chula Vista woman May "Maya" Millete testified Thursday about her friend's deteriorating marriage during an ongoing preliminary hearing.

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by Editor
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A close friend of missing Chula Vista woman May “Maya” Millete testified Thursday about her friend’s deteriorating marriage during an ongoing preliminary hearing.

The events Kristeen Timmers testified to included an incident in which she hid after discovering her husband was trying to track her whereabouts.

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Timmers testified that in August 2020, May told her she had found a cellphone hidden in her car, which she said had been planted there by her husband.

May responded by locking herself in a room of her house and calling Timmers, who testified that she could hear Larry in the background of the call asking May to open the door. Timmers said May sounded like she was “crying and desperate” during the call.

At some point that day, May posted a photograph of the door she’d locked herself behind on social media, Timmers said. May claimed the social media post was accidental, but Timmers testified that she and May’s other girlfriends “didn’t know if that was a cry for help.”

Timmers testified that Larry eventually “broke the door because she wouldn’t open it.”

Earlier that year, May told Timmers that she was still trying to work through problems with Larry because, “I still love him. He’s the father of my three children,” Timmers testified.

But by the end of 2020, May had become more resolute about a divorce, though she said she needed to find money for an attorney because “Larry had taken control of all the finances.” During a get-together in December, May told Timmers and other friends, “I’m afraid Larry will hurt the kids to hurt me,” Timmers testified.

 

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Preliminary hearing for Larry Millete enters possible last day in Downtown San Diego court

Wednesday's hearing marks ten days and possibly the last day of testimony in the preliminary hearing of Larry Millete, accused of murdering his wife, Maya.

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Author: CBS 8 Staff
Published: 6:17 AM PST January 25, 2023
Updated: 6:17 AM PST January 25, 2023

SAN DIEGO — The preliminary hearing for Larry Millete, Chula Vista husband accused of murdering his wife, Maya is set to continue on Wednesday in Downtown San Diego court.

Wednesday's hearing marks ten days of testimony, as the final witnesses are expected to take the stand.

On Tuesday, a two-minute video that appeared to have been secretly recorded by Maya of an argument between her and Larry was played in the courtroom. It's the first time during this hearing, we hear Maya's voice and her own words.

The couple argued about the affair Larry suspected she had had. "I don't know what you guys were doing 7:00 or 8:00 at night all the time," said Larry. "And your projects and your team projects, mentoring and all that stuff."

At one point, Maya responds: "I'm asking you why you would say stuff like that. And then you go there, and then you want to be together?" said Maya.

The video came to light during Inspector Matthew Grindley's testimony.

Grindley returned to the witness stand Tuesday and testified about the contents of Maya's iPhone that he was able to recover from her iCloud account. He testified the video was uploaded in October of 2020.

Maya's actual iPhone has never been found by investigators.

 

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No link yet, judge has ruled Larry Millete is to be held over for trial.

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No link yet, judge has ruled Larry Millete is to be held over for trial.

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Judge orders Larry Millete to stand trial on murder charge; Chula Vista wife still missing

Larry Millete has pleaded not guilty; his trial has been set for September in Chula Vista

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BY TERI FIGUEROA
JAN. 25, 2023 12:10 PM PT

SAN DIEGO —
Larry Millete was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on a murder charge in the death of wife May “Maya” Millete, who vanished two years ago and remains missing.

San Diego Superior Court Judge Dwayne Moring’s ruling capped a 10-day preliminary hearing for the 41-year-old defendant. The proceedings featured testimony from about 20 witnesses — friends, family and investigators called to the stand by the prosecution. The defense did not call any witnesses.

Millete has pleaded not guilty. His trial has been set for Sept. 14 in Chula Vista.

 

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‘Did The Spells Come True?': Question During Larry Millete Hearing Draws Gasps in Court

On Wednesday before a judge ruled there was enough evidence for Larry Millete to face a murder trial for the presumed killing of his wife Maya, bringing a 10-day preliminary hearing to a close, a short yet provocative question during cross-examination was met by gasps in the courtroom.

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Lengthy article at link describing the final day closing arguments by both sides. (Prosecution and defense)

 

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Could a plea bargain lead to Maya Millete being found?

Defense: Prosecutors inquired about a plea deal, but no serious negotiations have taken place.

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Could a plea bargain lead to Maya Millete being found?​

A judge ruled this week that Larry Millete could face trial on murder charges in the death of his still-missing wife, Maya Millete, who disappeared without a trace from her Chula Vista home.

But could there be a plea deal in the case?

Before Sabre Springs resident David Westerfield was tried and convicted of murdering Danielle van Dam in 2002, his attorneys were negotiating a plea bargain, in exchange for the location of her body.

The plea negotiations collapsed, however, when the 7-year-old's remains were discovered off Dehesa Road in the East County.

After John Gardner was arrested for the murder of Chelsea King in 2010, his attorneys successfully negotiated a plea deal. Gardner avoided the death penalty by showing police where he had buried the body of 14-year-old Amber Dubois.

On Wednesday, a judge ruled Larry Millete could be tried for the murder of his wife, Maya Millete, following an unusually long, 10-day preliminary hearing.

“They may have wanted to impress on the defendant how strong their case is, even though their case is based on circumstantial evidence,” said defense attorney Gretchen von Helms, who is not involved in the Millete case.

She said prosecutors could offer Larry Millete a plea bargain in exchange for the location of Maya's remains.

“Yes, the prosecutors could make a plea deal at the behest of (Maya’s) family to give him a deal of less than first-degree murder,” von Helms said.

Millete is facing 25 years to life if convicted of murder. If he made a plea deal for second-degree murder, Millete could be eligible for parole in 15 years.

“The family wants closure. They want to know exactly what happened to their loved one. And if he can provide that information, which he doesn't have to provide, that may help them work with the District Attorney's office to offer him a sentencing number that he is comfortable with,” said von Helms.

Hypothetically, for a plea deal to happen, Millete would have to tell investigators where Maya's body is and how he killed her. That's because he would face more prison time if, for example, he used a firearm to commit the crime.

As for the family of Maya Millete, her sister previously told CBS 8 that she is open to anything that helps find Maya.

 

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Behind Closed Doors: Documents Reveal Sidebar Discussions During Larry Millete Hearing

Until now, it wasn’t known what was discussed behind closed doors by Larry Millete’s defense, prosecutors and the judge at Millete’s preliminary hearing.

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By Mike Dorfman • Published February 7, 2023 • Updated on February 7, 2023 at 3:59 pm​

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The Larry Millete preliminary hearing didn't feature a jury at all, so these sidebars were largely being held in order to conduct conversations away from the ears of members of the public who attended the hearing, including witnesses who had yet to testify. That was also the case with the court-approved livestream of the proceedings. Now that the hearing concluded, NBC 7 Investigates was able to obtain the court-reporter transcripts of several of those sidebars.

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Transcripts from some of the sidebars at link. ~Summer

 

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Petition: Larry Millete’s house in Chula Vista close to foreclosure

Maya's sister asked a judge to appoint a fiduciary conservator over the missing woman's estate.

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Author: David Gotfredson
Published: 6:11 PM PDT May 8, 2023
Updated: 6:11 PM PDT May 8, 2023

CHULA VISTA, Calif. — The Chula Vista house of missing woman Maya Millete may soon be sold, according to court filings asking a judge to appoint a conservator over the estate.
Maya's husband, Larry Millete, remains in jail, charged with murdering his wife.

The couple’s three children have lived in the family's home on Paseo Los Gatos under the custody of the paternal grandparents since Millete’s arrest a year and a half ago,

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Meanwhile, the battle over guardianship of the Millete children continues in San Diego probate court between Larry's parents and Maya's sister. Both sides are arguing over visitation during the summer months. At a hearing Monday, the judge said a final decision on custody of the children likely will not be made until after Larry's murder trial is concluded.

Larry Millete’s next appearance in criminal court will be Thursday, May 11. His murder trial is set for October 9 in Chula Vista court.

 

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Judge refuses to allow husband of missing Chula Vista woman to talk directly with their children

CHULA VISTA — A Chula Vista man whose wife remains missing more than two years after vanishing from her home was denied a request Thursday to modify a protective order prohibiting him from contacting his three children.Larry…

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Judge refuses to allow husband of missing Chula Vista woman to talk directly with their children​

A Chula Vista man whose wife remains missing more than two years after vanishing from her home was denied a request Thursday to modify a protective order prohibiting him from contacting his three children.

Shortly after his arrest in October 2021, a court order was issued prohibiting Larry Millete from speaking with his children, now ages 13, 11, and 6.

Chula Vista Superior Judge Enrique Camarena denied the request and said that even if he imposed some restrictions, Millete’s prior violations of court orders “doesn’t give me too much confidence that he would abide by my order in any event.”

Millete’s defense attorney, Bonita Martinez, had asked the judge to consider altering the order. In court Thursday, Martinez told Camarena the ongoing restrictions were harming the emotional and mental wellbeing of her client and his children.

Martinez said the children have said they want to speak with their father. Currently, communications between Millete and the children are first reviewed by a court-appointed guardian ad litem, who redacts certain portions before passing letters on to the children and vice versa.

The attorney said not being able to communicate directly with his children has left Millete “engulfed in anguish” and is hindering his ability to help her in his defense for the upcoming murder trial.

Deputy District Attorney Christy Bowles opposed the modification,saying that Millete initially violated the protective order in late 2021 by making “hundreds” of phone calls to the children. Another judge limited Millete’s phone privileges at the jail when prosecutors brought up the issue.

Bowles said since then, Millete has attempted to make 66 phone calls by using other inmates’ pin numbers. Two of those calls got through to his father, and the prosecutor said Millete urged his father, “Don’t use my name,” indicating he was aware he was circumventing the court order.