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And Imarie Galvez joins 19-year-old Adamir Choc and 23-year-old Anisha Young as young women who went out with people they trusted and never returned home. Like Galvez, Choc was reported missing, and was later found dead. In Young's case, her family is still hoping to find her body, but they have little hope that she's still alive.

It's a plague that befalls women - harassment, sexual assault, and in extreme cases, murder. And these defenseless three women took their stories to the grave with them, leaving their families with more questions than answers.

Courtney Menzies took a look back at the women who never came home. Here is that story.

Today, the hearts of 19-year-old Imari Galvez's family members are still heavy with grief as they mourn her death. The teenager was ruthlessly murdered on a dark dirt road, and her family believes she was called out of her house around 1 on Sunday morning by someone she knew well.

Joanna Caceres, Mother of the Deceased
"Imari was my best friend we share everything together, every single thing she went through I used to know, I used to know most of her friends so I know, I know that this person whosoever did it was a friend who was close to her, Imarie wouldn't just go from my house, just go like that."

And the killer tore this young woman's life away from her only a couple week before her 20th birthday, leaving her l oved ones to plan a funeral rather than a party.

But according to her family, Galvez had dressed up and left the house earlier on Saturday night with her boyfriend, only to come back shortly after, telling them that she didn't want to go out again because he was too drunk.

Still, only hours later, she quietly left her home and never returned.

And she's not the first 19-year-old who went missing in the silence of the night. Back in 2019, Adamir Choc, who was also a Belmopan resident, went clubbing with some friends and was last seen leaving at 3am one September morning.

Her friends had reportedly left her behind, and surveillance footage caught her getting into an SUV.

It would be about a week later that Choc's body would be found not far down the Never Delay Road, right outside of Belmopan.

The discovery left her mother devastated.

Elvira Choc, Mother of Adamir Choc
"When I reach there it was kind of shocking because as I approach there I met my father in law and my brother. They were tearing up and that is when it shocked me in my heart and I said it is her because my family is not going to throw tears for nothing."

Days later, Choc's alleged killer would be charged, but it was little consolation for a grieving mother who'd just lost her teenage daughter.

And while Choc's family was able to get closure, the family of 23-year-old Anisha Young have still not found her body after 4 years.

Young had attended a Christmas party in December of 2018. She then went to a Belize City club where she reportedly got into an argument with her boyfriend. After she left that club, she was never seen alive again.

Since then there have been countless search parties to look for her body. The family, with the help from Jose Espat, was able to find skin tissue, a weave, a wristband, and a necklace that they believe belonged to the killer. These were all sent for DNA testing - but the results were inconclusive.

So now, as the the fifth anniversary of her disappearance approaches, her family will have to celebrate another Christmas without knowing what happened to her. And back in 2018, her cousin, who had been leading the charge, spoke about how difficult in the first few weeks after she went missing.

Cousin of Anisha Young
"It hasn't been easy for us. I can't tell you when last we had a good night sleep or when we really sat down and had something to say we are enjoying our food. It has been really hard, especially the Christmas holiday that just went by. We know that our love one is out there and she wants us to find her. I am going to plea right now to whosever have anything to do with this. Come on, you guys already murder her, because of all the evidence that we have gathered. Just like how you guys could have called and say go and look for her, that's how we knew that she was missing. Why can't you guys call now and say to go and find her body. We are begging. If you want us to go on our knees. All we need is closure."

Three young women who left their homes, never to return - all brutally murdered, bodies either dashed or carefully hidden away. And while the pain never truly goes away, Galvez's family will have to go through the unending trial of mourning just as Choc and Young's family have for the past few years.

We'll keep following Galvez's case closely to see if her family gets the justice they have begged for.