Stephanie Torres disappeared without a trace in Waco, Texas in 2017, and by 2019, police suspended their investigation. When Adventures with Purpose, a group of YouTubers and scuba divers, heard that Torres’ children were looking for their mother, they decided to join the search. Within an hour of investigating the Brazos River, the group discovered Torres’ car and unidentified human remains.» Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC
» Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews
NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties. We deliver the best in breaking news, live video coverage, original journalism and segments from your favorite NBC News Shows.
Connect with NBC News Online!
NBC News App: https://smart.link/5d0cd9df61b80
Breaking News Alerts: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/breaking-news-signup?cid=sm_npd_nn_yt_bn-clip_190621
Visit NBCNews.Com: http://nbcnews.to/ReadNBC
Find NBC News on Facebook: http://nbcnews.to/LikeNBC
Follow NBC News on Twitter: http://nbcnews.to/FollowNBC
#ScubaDiver #Texas #ColdCase
YouTube Scuba Divers Make Major Discovery in Texas Cold Case
That’s my worst fear and hence it doesn’t matter if we are fighting if I go to sleep or leave the house/you do I let them know I love them even if they don’t respond back. The coulda,shoulda would eat me alive after months and years since fighting was their last interaction
My local police use threat of COVID infection and death in jail to force false confessions from innocent people.
Maybe, if she was a politician, or one of their clique, or had some unpaid parking tickets, Law Enforcement would’ve looked with more diligence…
This guy l do not like,act,s like lm the MAN! Yes you helped but don’t act like you are the man , people are dead, it’s very painful,l don’t like the way you do it , give people a chance to go home,then at there house or home you give them the bad news.
Their mom disappeared many, many tacoes ago.
Also, daughter is SOOOOO proud of green-and-white-and-red! WTF?
It must be pretty embarrassing for the Waco PD that a couple of amature guys with a YouTube channel managed to accomplish in only a few days what their own “professional investigators” couldn’t do in 4 years. I’m surprised a city like Waco would have such crappy detectives.
Why are YouTube divers finding these bodies when our taxes pay cops to do the same thing? Is it lack of talent or laziness? What are we paying these roided up police departments for again?
Great job guys. You guys are EPIC!!
I am amazed at and with Adventures with purpose. I thought my military service was selfless, these guys take human element to a different level. Condolences to all the families and thank you to “Adventures with Purpose”, for doing what you do.
Thank you..if no one tells you..thank you to Adventures with Purpose.
16! That’s fabulous
Most towns don’t have the budgets to do all the police work they need too.
Geez, y’all could have dropped a lik to their channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventureswithPurpose
This is very sad,
She was at peace when she killed herself .
To the Torres family, I am sorry for your loss. May your mother rest in peace.
Missing person+car=Water
I can tell you why they didn’t find anything.the cops were to busy fukn with black ppl..ijs has anyone watched the news in the past 400 yrs,lol..the police don’t serve and protect.
Been following ‘Adventures With Purpose’ for a while and I’m a big fan!! These guys are so humble, they only want to help families find loved ones. They are compassionate. They work with the police and go by book, and above all..the respect!!
I live in Texas and the Brazos River is the 11th longest river in the USA, 1280 miles long starts in New Mexico and goes thru Texas and ends in the Gulf of Mexico. It is also extremely deep and murky. So I understand why they could not have seen a car in the river but Waco is a small town in Texas; should have not been a lot of places to look for a suicidal person but a big river. Sorry for the family but at least they have a body to bury but still a lot of unanswered questions and the only person that can answer them was her. I hope this group of heros work with other groups that look for missing people throughout the USA.
Yes The Brazos is long but I used to go to that park where that boat ramp is every day. I recognized it almost instantly when they brought the car up. There is only one part of town where you see that rock formation. Honestly, there was no excuse not to try to at least try to search The Brazos.
🙏🏻
(4-148)
Allah loveth not the utterance of harsh speech save by one who hath been wronged. Allah is ever Hearer, Knower.
[4:149]
If ye do good openly or keep it secret, or forgive evil, lo! Allah is ever Forgiving, Powerful.
[4:150]
004.150 Lo! those who disbelieve in Allah and His messengers, and seek to make distinction between Allah and His messengers, and say: We believe in some and disbelieve in others, and seek to choose a way in between;
[4:151]
Such are disbelievers in truth; and for disbelievers We prepare a shameful doom.
[4:152]
But those who believe in Allah and His messengers and make no distinction between any of them, unto them Allah will give their wages; and Allah was ever Forgiving, Merciful.
[4:153]
The people of the Scripture ask of thee that thou shouldst cause an (actual) Book to descend upon them from heaven. They asked a greater thing of Moses aforetime, for they said: Show us Allah plainly. The storm of lightning seized them for their wickedness. Then (even) after that) they chose the calf (for worship) after clear proofs (of Allah’s Sovereignty) had come unto them. And We forgave them that! And We bestowed on Moses evident authority.
[4:154]
And We caused the Mount to tower above them at (the taking of) their covenant: and We bade them: Enter the gate, prostrate! and We bode them: Transgress not the Sabbath! and We took from them a firm covenant.
[4:155]
Then because of their breaking of their covenant, and their disbelieving in the revelations of Allah, and their slaying of the prophets wrongfully, and their saying: Our hearts are hardened – Nay, but Allah set a seal upon them for their disbelief, so that they believe not save a few –
[4:156]
And because of their disbelief and of their speaking against Mary a tremendous calumny;
[4:157]
And because of their saying: We slew the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, Allah’s messenger – they slew him not nor crucified him, but it appeared so unto them; and lo! those who disagree concerning it are in doubt thereof; they have no knowledge thereof save pursuit of a conjecture; they slew him not for certain.
[4:158]
But Allah took him up unto Himself. Allah was ever Mighty, Wise.
[4:159]
There is not one of the People of the Scripture but will believe in him before his death, and on the Day of Resurrection he will be a witness against them –
[4:160]
Because of the wrongdoing of the Jews We forbade them good things which were (before) made lawful unto them, and because of their much hindering from Allah’s way,
[4:161]
And of their taking usury when they were forbidden it, and of their devouring people’s wealth by false pretences, We have prepared for those of them who disbelieve a painful doom.
[4:162]
But those of them who are firm in knowledge and the believers believe in that which is revealed unto thee, and that which was revealed before thee, especially the diligent in prayer and those who pay the poor- due, the believers in Allah and the Last Day. Upon these We shall bestow immense reward.
wow, loss for words. astonishing story. sending love to the family.
In difficult times and within terrible experiences. It’s People and Organizations like these that make us proud of our fellow American, truly serving our people and communities. I salute you all. Thank you for your service.
AWP, as always great job, God bless.
Very tragic loss of a love one 🌹
The cops are 🤡 🤡 🤡 2:39
My theory is more than likely she probably drove into the river accidentally and being that she was drunk and suicidal she probably didn’t call 911 or think to call 011 or try to escape. It’s sucks either way you look at it. I’m glad they found some answers.
Amazing 👍
There are few more worthwhile activities to be doing, let alone recording and uploading to YouTube, than what AWP has done, just in the last two years or so.
16 people found, so far. That’s nothing short of extraordinary.
Cops are lazy and useless unless they look good doing it then something might happen
600,000 Americans go missing every year?!
Makes me wonder if most missing people are just lost in a murky lake or river
Also maybe it’s a good idea that police dept. also should have a deep diving team that look in bodies of water during a missing case.
Pain is so hard to deal WITH. I do know this. To many people take drugs to cure pain…….it is obvious it doesn’t work. This i too KNOW.
These guys have made so many police forces look like incompetent, useless jokes of investigators… Or just lazy and don’t care. Further proof that police are useless
To answer the reporter’s question. Unless its someone famous, they dont really care. Meanwhile, those guys are passionate about what they do. They really need to be funded. It’s no telling what they could accomplish with the right funds and media.
So sad I hope they see their mom again in heaven. 🕊️ 🕯️
AWP specializes in locating submerged vehicles. The police do not. There are 1000s of people that go missing every year and many of them just leave home not wanting to be found and very few of them end up in a body of water. This family can begin their healing because they have some sort of answers. Don’t point fingers at who didn’t do what. Be happy for those families that can start to heal
I know what Fibromyalgia is like I too have it.
So sad that it took a civilian team less than 48hr to find her vehicle.
Basically, the police didn’t care enough.
Law enforcement always doing the least🤦
I guess the L in LEO stands for Lazy. Or sits for Lazy.
Don’t drink and drive.
Sad that if you arnt rich and famous you end up as a cold case cause no one cares enough to keep searching. What a failed country
Good for them that theyve FINALLY made it to the news! Im a subscriber of their’s and have been waiting for this!
I can’t even imagine what it would be like to find out your parent died like that 😢
An 80-day-old missing person case was solved near Lansing, Michigan on Friday, 01/21/2022, by a private investigator working for the person’s family. The person’s body was found caught underwater in a tangle of rafted trees, about 1.5 miles downriver from the last known location of the person. Though the story initially broke crediting police with the find, is was later corrected to say the police had been given video evidence of the find by the private searcher who had worked his way downstream with an underwater camera.
There are so many “familiar” waterways running through our communities that hold those who have accidentally entered them, never to leave alive; water search and recovery seems to be an effective avenue that has yet to find its proper place in police search protocol.
Thanks hoping this family
Am great fan of show
They have solved so many cases. They are amazing
The equipment they use to solve these cases should be used by all police departments. Imagine how many missing persons cases could be solved.Just start scanning all waterways near roadways…closure means everything to these families
Or police departments could pay for these teams to do the leg work for them. We are paying a lot of taxes for services that we aren’t getting. Maybe it’s time to rethink some of how we manage resources we pay for.
I feel that officials are not doing their job and citizens are taking on the responsibility
She drove off intoxicated?! What kind of mother was this.
Youtubers doing a better job finding people than the authorities
Standing ovation to AWP and the whole team including Jacob from Chaos Divers who was the one that dove the car and confirmed it being a KIA.
I’ve been following this team of divers for over a year & seen so many families get closure on so many cases that span even decades. The work that “Adventures with a Purpose” do is truly a blessing!
They found this woman within one hour. I’m done paying taxes. But on the real these people do amazing work.
AWP what can i say.. This group is just amazing. They never give up. And there Always there for a family in need.
I have fibro it can make you crazy and be in alot of pain worst ting ever
Lol at the cops. Useless high schoolers with guns
To be shown up at your own job is very embarrassing and in this case it’s both on the government and Waco PD.
Police be like: I guess she’s gone idk sorry but we’ll happily take the credit for it.
Stay strong family!!
Props to the YouTube divers too they are finding all sorts of stuff
Modern day Sherlock homes
I do think that the detective didn’t want to look hard enough
I’ve been following these guys since the beginning. They are great individuals. I believe law enforcement need to change S.O.P. A.W.P. are hobbyists and they get it more answers in few days then law enforcement does.
Within an hour of investigating, a group of youtubers did more for the cold case than police have for the last five years. Cops are useless. It’s incredible what this company is doing. They’ve solved 16 cold cases by properly investigating. Good for them & thank you for your service.
God please grant peace to Stephanie Torres’ family, I extend my deepest condolences.
These guys are Super Hero’s
Love these guys they do it to help families they deserve so much appreciation for what they do
This couldn’t have been the first time someone went off that bridge that’s just really s***** police work
These guys are really making a difference. Amazing job. My heart goes out to the family.
These guys are amazing. I watch them on all their cases. We even bought emergency window breakers..8 of them.
Police uncovered no clues or leads in 5 years. The Dive Team figured the Lake very close to her home as a possible location. They found her in 30 minutes. Nice Work Waco Police 🙄👮♂️
Please follow adventures with purpose. This group of angels and the people that assist them are amazing and have the resources and knowledge that most towns don’t. They do everything with respect and honor. Follow them all and support any way you can.
Side note I am not in any way affiliated with them nor do I know any of them personally. I happened to find them on YouTube and have watched since that day. I hope that more people believe in what they do so that they may continue.
Reporter: “why didn’t you guys find anything when it took them less than an hour?” Cop: “basically we never looked.”
I know exactly where that is and it’s a very popular boat ramp in a park right off a moderately busy street. Me and my kid used to frequent that area. The law enforcement barley looked because they don’t want to bother with all the red tape it takes to get a scuba team out there. Typically if it doesn’t have to do with Magnolia Table or Baylor a lot of things get put to desk there in Waco. There is an active cult that they have yet to do anything about so I am not shocked. <-< Off the boat ramps of Lake Waco and the Brazos should have been the first places law enforcement should have looked. My heart goes out to the family
I don’t understand why when searching land turns up nothing that they don’t think to try the water. Local law enforcements should be ashamed. Do better.
I’m glad they got some closure and prayers of comfort and healing sent their way…I have a friend who’s been missing since 2014 I believe… literally nothing at all…her name is Jessica Masker…in Indianapolis…pretty sure there’s plenty of news stories on YouTube about it…
Seems like over the last couple of years theres been several cold cases solved after years. And there are many of these citizen sleuths. So awesome
Cuz they’re lazy
They are an amazing group of guys been watching there channel from the beginning mad respect to these guys
Poor thing, so sad for the family. It’s hard to live a life in pain, I hope her son doesn’t feel guilty bc of the fight, it’s very hard to cope and find a way to live each day, despite having a family that U love and loves U. U can’t rationalize with the acts that ppl do whom are in pain and tortured physically or mentally, esp both. Often ppl just want to escape and feel helpless and hopeless. I’m glad she’s at peace and family is too.
Law enforcement everywhere should get their act together and utilize resources that already exist and are often sitting there unused, which tax payers pay for- esp in big cities: dive teams, search and rescue equipment etc. And rural areas deserve support from nearby search and rescue teams in cities. They’re more often elated to have the help from this group than city LE, which often act like jerks when adventures with purpose come in and solve 20 yr old missing persons cases right under their noses the whole time 🙄… It would save tons of time and money and heartache in the end. These guys have little more than a fishing boat with fancy sonar and scuba suits. They can rig up vehicles for removal but many times don’t need to do that bc law enforcement handles it.
Shame on the investigators for making the family feel like their mothers case doesn’t matter and not putting any work into finding her. She threatened to jump of an bridge earlier in the day, so why would the investigators not think she would be in a body of water, esp when she disappeared driving away in her car after being upset. Ridiculous. Ugh 😑
Glad NBC covered the story and the group that does this at no cost to the family- they’re run purely on donations and deserve exposure and hopefully the story will reach other ppl who are in need of their services.
RIP to this lovely lady, blessings to adventures w/ purpose, and prayers to her family who can begin to grieve and stop worrying and wondering.
When people put in some effort…
I get a kick out off all these police divers that bulley AWP around when in reality they have the superior abilities.
I am very sad for this family but now her body can be laid to rest and her spirit can go to heaven no more being trapped in the water or car. God be with the family and give them piece
God Bless those who took the time to look for her where no one else would.
I feel so bad for them I know what it’s like to live in pain every day I have fibro and Graves and osteoarthritis in my neck and my feet it’s painful. My prayers go put to the children may she rest in peace🙏
Amazing and unbelievable stories.
I can vouch that fibromyalgia is a terrible thing to have. And coupled with my depression and osteoarthritis is crazy painful. I feel so sorry for this family.
Her son breaking down when they tell them there are human remains inside…his initial reaction made me tear up 🥺 I’m so sorry to him and his sister. So sad
16? That’s a lot!
I don’t think it’s fair to blame the police. In most cases, lack of resources – financial , time, people etc – is the problem
That sweatshirt is fire tho
These guys are a gift from the Lord. I’m so thankful they found yet another missing person, so the family would have closure. My condolences to her children and family.
AWP deserves accolades and support by both public and private individuals.
These guys aren’t just “YouTube scuba divers”, they have set a precedent, and should be recognized on a national level. They should be funded or sponsored to keep up with the latest equipment, and most of all respected, especially by police who show up and try to throw them off the scene and say we’re bringing in Our own divers, as if Adventures with Purpose didn’t spend hours or days searching AND solving a case they could not or couldn’t be bothered with. Kudos to these guys and the others who are following in thier footsteps in helping others. Hats off fellas!