VA ANGELINA RESENDIZ: Missing from Norfolk, VA - 29 May 2025 - Age 21 *Found Deceased*

Woman desperate to find missing daughter last seen at Naval Station Norfolk

Norfolk authorities are actively searching for 21-year-old Angelina Resendiz, last seen at her barracks in Miller Hall at Naval Station Norfolk

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Woman desperate to find missing daughter last seen at Naval Station Norfolk​

Norfolk authorities are actively searching for 21-year-old Angelina Resendiz, last seen at her barracks in Miller Hall at Naval Station Norfolk. Her mother, Esmeralda Castle, expressed deep concern for her daughter, stating that Resendiz's absence is out of character.

"She calls my mother, she calls her brother, her sisters; she has friends—middle school friends she still talks to," Castle said.

Days have passed since Castle last heard from Resendiz, who serves as a culinary specialist at the base. On Tuesday, state police issued a critically missing adult alert for Resendiz, citing credible concerns for her health and safety. The last confirmed sighting of her was at Miller Hall on May 29.

Castle says she's taking matters into her own hands to uncover the circumstances surrounding her daughter’s disappearance.

"My kid is missing, and she wouldn't just unauthorized leave without permission. Angie’s too scared to miss work; she wouldn’t do that. Something is wrong, and I’m going to Virginia tomorrow to find out what I can because I need to start looking for my kid. I don’t know what’s going on," she said.


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[GrandmaBear]

I would HOPE they would keep him confined for goodness sakes. Sounds as if they may have some explaining to do as it is. It is good an arrest has been made though.

I see NO reason at all his name should be private. Maybe once he is charged is what it is.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/new-information-on-norfolk-sailors-death-name-of-suspect-revealed/

New information on Norfolk sailor’s death, name of suspect revealed​

The sailor in pre-trial confinement in connection to the death of Seaman Angelina Resendiz’s death has been identified by the attorney for Resendiz’s mother.

There was an initial review officer’s hearing at the Naval Consolidated Brig in Chesapeake, where Resendiz’s mother, Esmeralda Castle, spoke. Attorney Marshall Griffin, representing Castle, was not at the hearing, but 10 On Your Side spoke to him exclusively, and he confirmed the name of the accused sailor as Jermiah Copeland, who he said will stay in pre-trial confinement due to the seriousness of the charges.

“The Navy confirmed that Jermiah Copeland is the person being detained or confined, on suspicion in this case,” Griffin told 10 On Your Side.

Griffin pointed out what needs to happen as the case moves forward.

“The government just has to show that a crime occurred and that there’s some evidence that the accused committed the offense,” Griffin said. “So the process at this stage is kind of built with the understanding that the government is not going to have what I would call a final charge sheet yet.”

The initial review officer’s hearing determines whether there is continued pre-trial confinement in the case.

“It is distinguishable from, like, bond hearing, because there’s no amount of money,” Griffin said. “It’s not about money. The independent reviewing officer is considering criteria to determine whether the individual is a flight risk, or they’re likely to engage in other misconduct, and consider the government’s evidence whether a crime actually occurred.”

Griffin said the specific charges against the sailor are not yet known, and that is still to be determined from the on-going investigation, and the evidence.

“They’re probably going to look at cell phone records,” Griffin said. “They’re going to look at anything they have to try to learn more about the relationship, the involvement of other people, to the extent they have any evidence of that.”

Castle read a statement by telephone during Monday’s hearing, saying “the person responsible for this horrific loss made deliberate choices that ended Angie’s life. Their actions were not a mistake. They were a betrayal of trust, of duty, and of basic human decency.”

“So, once someone goes into pretrial confinement, the government has 120 days to arraign them,” Griffin said. “Within those 120 days, they need to hold an Article 32 hearing if they’re going to take him to a general court martial, which is the most serious.”

 

[Kimster]

 

[Tresir]

Do they have a cause of death? Presumably there has been an autopsy?

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Norfolk sailor Angelina Resendiz's body returned home infested with maggots, mother says

Angelina Resendiz’s body was sent home to Texas with military honors. But her mother says her body was covered in dirt, maggots and bugs.

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The attorney representing the family of a Norfolk sailor who was found dead earlier this month told 13News Now he has big questions for the U.S. Navy.

Esmeralda Castle, the mother of Angelina Resendiz, said her daughter’s body had been left exposed for days before being discovered by children, and when she was returned home, she had not been properly preserved or prepared for viewing.

Castle shared her concern in a news conference with the League of United Latin American Citizens on Wednesday. There, she said the Navy sent her daughter home in “the same way she was found."

Resendiz's body was returned to her hometown in Texas with full military honors on June 20. Her mother said she went to the funeral home the following day.

"I wanted to see her, I didn’t know what to expect," Castle recalled. "Her body was... she was covered, she was infested with maggots, with bugs and decaying. They didn’t preserve her body.”

Marshall Griffin, an attorney representing the Resendiz family, said it was during Wednesday's press conference that he first learned of Resendiz's state. He said he immediately reached out to the Navy to determine the protocol for preserving a sailor’s remains.

“The professionalism of the interaction so far has been less than what I would have expected under circumstances like this," Griffin said. "So, my inquiries thus far haven’t yielded any real answers.”


We’ve also reached out to the medical examiner’s office for an official cause of death for Angelina Resendiz. A spokesperson said that it is still pending.