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What Happened to Antonio Saldivar?

Missing teen mysteriously found dead weeks after he was last seen on his way to present Valentine’s Day present to girlfriend.

Nicole Henley
4 min readFeb 14, 2020

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Six years ago today, a seventeen-year-old native of Texas left home in his mother’s car to deliver a Valentine’s Day gift to his girlfriend. But what happened to him afterward still baffles everyone to this day.

Valentine’s Day Mystery

On February 14, 2014, 17-year-old Antonio Saldivar borrowed his mother’s Hyundai sedan and left his Houston home at approximately 6 p.m., intending on delivering a teddy bear to his girlfriend. That night, the high school junior of Houston Can Academy had a curfew to uphold. When he ultimately failed to meet it, however, his mother grew concerned. She made several attempts at getting ahold of him over the phone, only to get no replies after midnight.

Hours later, at 4 a.m. on February 15, he finally returned his mother’s call. In it, he acknowledged missing his curfew and accepted getting grounded as a result. He further told his mother that he was on his way back home now before the two hung up. Shortly after this call, his mother again attempted to get ahold of him, only for it to go straight to voicemail.

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Nicole Henley

Writer of true crime, unsolved mysteries, and marvels of history. Lover of movies, books, cats, and anime.