The boyfriend of a missing Utah woman, Danielle Staley, has offered to take a polygraph test as the search continues.
As CrimeOnline previously reported, 35-year-old Staley was last seen near Rio Del Mar State Beach on November 7 at around 11:30 p.m. Santa Cruz County deputies said Staley may be at risk and foul play is potentially involved.
According to KSBW Action News 8, Staley’s longtime boyfriend, Alx Nunez, 62, said he had nothing to do with her disappearance, adding that he’s helping search for her.
“Absolutely not. Absolutely not. One hundred percent. God as my witness, I have nothing to do with it,” Nunez said.
“Everybody’s asking that question. It’s pretty obvious — the boyfriend, the husband, we’re the number one suspect all the time. And all I want to do is help try to find her.
Nunez said he reported Staley missing a day after she was seen at a bonfire, at the beach in Aptos. Police said her personal belongings were left behind, KRON 4 reports.
“When I woke up, she wasn’t there,” Nunez said.
“There’s cameras there, there’s a whole private subdivision there that is nothing but cameras, and there has to be some video surveillance of something, cars going in and out at that particular time between about 11 o’clock and about six in the morning.”
Nunez said that he’s speaking out due to the rumors swirling on social media. He also reportedly claimed Staley may have relapsed with drug use.
Police have not named Nunez a suspect in Staley’s disappearance, and he is cooperating with the investigation, ABC 7 reports.
Meanwhile, police are asking for security footage taken from Beach Drive, Rio Del Mar Boulevard, or the Esplanade between November 5 and 7.
Staley is described as a white female who stands 5 feet, 6 inches tall, and weighs 120 pounds, with blond hair. She was last seen wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and leopard-print leggings.
Anyone with information regarding Staley’s whereabouts is urged to Santa Cruz County police at 831-471-1121.
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[Feature Photo: Santa Cruz County police]
