Gloria was last seen in Albuquerque, NM in 1996. She and her former husband planned to travel to Farmington, NM in separate vehicles. Gloria's former husband told authorities that they purchased fast food items at a restaurant near Grants, NM and stopped in Milan, NM to eat the meals shortly afterwards. They lost track of one another, Gloria was never seen again. Gloria's vehicle was later found abandoned at the El Rancho Hotel. There was no sign of her at the scene and she never returned home.