The mother of the Colombian model and graphic designer Natalia Villalba Angaritafound dead on June 22 to the 36 years inside a suitcase in an apartment Bogotaannounced las latest conversations that her daughter had with her and a friend.
Natalia’s mother, Claudia Villalba, declared to the news portal Snail Radio who last communicated with his daughter on Wednesday June 17.
“I spoke to her on Wednesday and she told me that I wanted to go to Cúcuta to vote (editor’s note: in the second round of the 2026 Colombian presidential elections, which was on June 21) and I told him no, to stay in Bogotá,» said Claudia, interviewed by Snail Radio.
Natalia, according to the national newspaper The Time, She was originally from Cúcutabut lived in Bogotá since 17 years.
According to the newspaper, Claudia explained to local radio Blue Radio that her daughter’s initial plan was to travel to Cúcuta on June 20 and return to Bogotá on the 22nd.
«I told her no, not to go (to Cúcuta), to stay rather, to save money, that I was voting for her (editor’s note: the phrase is ambiguous, but it refers to voting for her in the sense of supporting the same political force that her daughter would have voted for). She told me: ‘Ah well, ma, it’s okay‘. (…) Then we finished the conversation,'» the woman asserted to Blue Radio about the last talkaccording to The Time.
The next day, June 18, according to the colombian newspaper The Herald, a friend of Natalia identified as Cristina it was put in contact with the model. This information, indicated by the same media, was revealed by Claudia.
According to Blue Radiocited by The TimeCristina wrote to Natalia at 11 in the morning that day because I wanted to visit her at her apartmentwhere he was staying temporarily.
«She did talk to Natalia and told her that she was going there and Natalia told him no.that it wasn’t, that it was at noon, that she was busy,» the model’s mother clarified to Blue Radio. In the end, according to RCN News, the visit did not materialize.
«On Thursday I greeted her and she no longer received the messages»
In conversation with Blue RadioClaudia clarified that that same day, around 5:30 in the afternoon, tried to contact his daughteralthough did not receive a response.
“On Thursday (June 18) I greeted her and the messages no longer reached him. We all started writing to him. I, my son, by all means. We even write to him on Instagram and He didn’t respond either. As my son was in Sogamoso (a city), there was no one to go to the hotel (editor’s note: this refers to the apartment in Bogotá where Natalia was staying temporarily)», the mother expressed to the same medium.
«we carebut we thought his phone had been stolen because every time they stole her phones,» Claudia added in this regard. According to her, the last time he was able to contact his daughter It was Wednesday, June 17.
As told to Snail Radiohe learned that his daughter had been found dead due to a warning from his sister. «I found out because a sister called me to tell me that the news had come out. I didn’t believe it until my husband confirmed it.«he commented to Snail Radio.
The body of Natalia Villalba Angarita was found on Monday, June 22, inside a suitcase in the bathroom of a temporary rental apartment in the neighborhood of Boyin the north of Bogotá. The crime caused shock throughout the country.
The person who discovered the body – a cleaning worker – called the police, and the victim was identified through their passports.
According to The TimeNatalia was last seen with a British citizen. The same media indicated that the man, originally from Londonwould have already left Colombia.
According to judicial sources cited by the local magazine Weekthat man would be the main suspect in the case.
