Kidnapping victim missing even though 4 arrested in case

VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) - Police in Northern California are investigating the kidnapping for ransom of a woman who remains missing even though four suspects have been arrested in the case.
Elvira Babb, 57, was last seen June 29 by a co-worker who dropped her off at a market in Vallejo, Lt. Jeff Bassett said.
Her son, John Babb, of San Francisco, received a text message the next day demanding money, described under six figures, and threatening his mother's life if he did not comply or contacted to police. Babb replied, but he didn't get a response, Bassett said.
Babb went to his mother's home after receiving the text and found her Chihuahua dog dead. On July 1, Babb reported his mother's kidnapping to Vallejo police.
A weeklong investigation, which includes the FBI, the Sacramento and Fairfield police departments, Solano County Sheriff's Office and U.S. Marshals Service, led authorities to Emmanuel Espinoza, 26, of Stockton, who was arrested in the Sacramento area and is considered the primary suspect, Bassett said.
Espinoza was an acquaintance of Elvira, though the extent of their relationship was unknown, police said.
Authorities also arrested Jalon Brown, 32, and Larry Young, 23, of Sacramento, and Lovely Rauzol, 27, of Vallejo.
The suspects are not cooperating with police and have not divulged the location of the missing victim. Investigators have no leads as to where Babb may be or whether she is alive, Bassett said.
"We definitely have the primary suspects," he said. "If there are others, the suspects aren't cooperating with us."
The department waited until Saturday to release the information "for the safety of the victim," he said.