
… and they found that he was in possession of an illegal assault weapon. They seized two Glock handguns, a rifle and a shotgun. Jonathan Vigliotti: When you left the house that day after collecting those puzzle pieces, what were you thinking?Īs the case gathered steam in the media, on January 23, 2021, two weeks after Maya's disappearance, the Chula Vista Police Department searched the Millete house.Īleida Wahn: And what they did find was that Larry had a lot of firearms. Jonathan Vigliotti: Larry's creating a picture here of a woman who is violent … Is this adding up to you?īilly Little: No … none of this story is adding up. Inside the bedroom, Little says he noticed another hole on the wall that also appeared to have been recently repaired.īilly Little: That would've been too high for Maya to punch because she was smaller … and I said, "Larry, what about this hole?" … And he said, "Oh yeah, she got mad and punched that, too." … I made a comment to Larry about, "Hey what's this?" And he says, "Oh yeah, Maya punched a hole … in the door there."
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Little says after he showed Larry his naval civilian ID, he let him in.īilly Little: We went upstairs where her bedroom was, the first thing I noticed was the hole in the door right next to the handle … cause it's right in the area where, if you need access to a locked room, you're going to punch right through there.īilly Little: And I touched the patch and it felt new it felt wet. In news reports at the time, a Chula Vista Police spokesperson stated that Larry was being cooperative, they were treating it as a missing person's case and had found no indication of foul play. Navy, she was not the kind of person who would just take off. But according to Maya's family, friends and colleagues at the naval base where Maya negotiated contracts for the U.S. Larry Millete gave Maya's family different accounts about where she could have gone, from hiking to visiting wine country. He had given them I guess the same story. According to the family, the police had come. Jonathan Vigliotti: Were there police around also investigating at this point? No?īilly Little: No. Amongst other things, he had found it odd that Maya's husband wasn't the one who initially called the Chula Vista Police Department.īilly Little: In fact, when the family wanted to call 911, he discouraged it. Navy – decided to step into the missing person's case.īilly Little: I knew what had to be done, and I did it.īilly Little: I went straight to where the last place she was seen, which was that house. On January 11, 2021, four days after Maya Millete was last heard from, attorney Billy Little – a former criminal defense investigator for the U.S. … that's why I went straight to the last place she was seen, which was that house … I had no idea that it would turn into what it was.

… the family is concerned … would you help them? …, somebody asks for help, you just do it, right?īilly Little: So, if she was still alive, I needed to get to her quickly. … said that a friend of hers went missing. … Her parents are elderly … The brothers and the brother-in-law were out knocking on doors, giving out flyers.Ĭlaudia Julao: He had no interest in helping.Īs word spread that Maya was nowhere to be found, more friends stepped in trying to help.īilly Little: My wife… Lou was working at the 32nd Street Naval Base. By now the birthday party had turned into a search party.Ĭlaudia Julao: So, they were outside with babies and blankets, trying to look for their sister, their daughter. That night, Claudia got the distressing news that Maya was missing and drove over to the Millete house. Richard Drouaillet: Larry had no concern whatsoever on his face for his missing wife. " Larry had no concern whatsoever on his face for his missing wife. Richard Drouaillet says he was watching Larry during the party. Richard Drouaillet: Just laid back, wearing his Navy sweats on a Sunday, no shoes.
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I felt so bad … After that she said, "Mommy didn't show up for my birthday." I didn't know how to comfort her.Īs Maya's family tried to keep some normalcy for the sake of the children, Richard was watching Larry during the party. Maricris Drouaillet (sobbing): We're all, like, looking at the door, hoping she'll walk in on her daughter's birthday.

Her family gathered at her home to celebrate her daughter's birthday, hoping against hope. Richard Drouaillet: It seemed like there was no urgency from the police department to investigate it properly.īy January 10, Maya had now been missing for three days. Maricris and Richard were upset with what they say was a lack of concern from the police.

Maricris Drouaillet: They sent - three officers … went through the house.
