Mom Attends Birthday Party, Finds Daughter Who “Died” in House Fire
When Luzaida Cuevas said her 10-day-old daughter had been kidnapped, no one believed her. As it turns out, she was right.
It was a cold December evening in 1997. 31-year-old mom of three, Luzaida Cuevas, was out looking for a job, and her boyfriend, Pedro Vera, was visiting relatives while his mother babysat their children; two young sons and a beautiful 10-day-old baby girl named Delimar Vera.
Luzaida pulled into her driveway shortly after 5 pm only to find the second floor of her Philadelphia home engulfed in flames. Everyone had made it out with the exception of baby Delimar. Hysterical, Luzaida ran inside to get her daughter. Chills ran down her spine when she found the crib empty.
Luzaida repeatedly tried to tell firefighters that her newborn baby was missing, but her screams fell on deaf ears. They sent her to a hospital where she was treated for burns on her face. A report would later state that Delimar perished in an accidental fire caused by a homemade extension cord. Despite this, her remains were never found.
