Tiffney de Vries: Christie and I were definitely soul sisters for sure …we grew up together in school and just loved pretty much doing everything together. We can now move forward without the torment of the last 15 years." THE BIGGEST GAMBLE There they started digging until something emerged from the ground. Last summer, investigators working for the district attorney in Placer County, Calif., got a tip from an unlikely source that led them back to Garcia's former home. "He will not use my daughter's body as a bargaining chip." "This would be such a disgrace," she said.
Boyd considered negotiating with him, but changed her mind. Years passed since he was convicted and in 2018, Garcia let Boyd know he wanted to be released early from his 59-year sentence. "I don't have answers for that," he replied.Ī jury disagreed. "What happened to her, Mario? How could she simply disappear after she was with you?" "48 Hours "correspondent Erin Moriarty asked Garcia in 2006. Garcia denied having anything to do with Wilson's disappearance. It was the last time the 27-year-old woman was ever seen. Mario Garcia met Christie Wilson in a casino in 2005. Christie Wilson, 27, was last seen leaving the Thunder Valley Casino in Lincoln, California, in the early morning hours of October 5, 2005. Through sheer will and wit, and the help of two determined investigators, Boyd finally got her answer. "We're going to find her and bring her home to the family." "We wanted to find her to show Mario, you're not going to win, you're not winning this," said investigator Don Murchison. "And for 15 years, I never went to bed without wondering 'where is she? Where did Mario Garcia put her?'" "Was she in an ocean? Was she in a ditch?" asked Boyd. Debbie Boyd spent an agonizing 15 years wondering where convicted killer Mario Garcia hid the body of her murdered daughter Christie Wilson.