
10/08/2025
“Daddy’s Not Dead, He’s Under the Floor,” Said the Girl. The Police Began to Dig…
“Daddy’s not dead, he’s under the floor,” said the little girl.
The police began to dig.
Police Chief Luis Ramos looked up at the freshly delivered report.
Reporter’s name: Marta Gómez.
Content: missing husband, no leads, no additional notes.
But what caught his attention was that the report hadn’t been filed by Marta herself, but by a neighbor, Doña Francisca Díaz, who had arrived with a 4-year-old girl clutching a teddy bear tightly, her face completely pale.
“She didn’t want me to take the girl anywhere,” Francisca said in a hurried voice.
“But the girl said something very strange. You have to hear her.”
Luis sat down.
His gaze softened as he turned to Victoria.
“What’s your name?”
“My name is Victoria,” the girl replied in a whispery, barely audible voice.
“Do you know where your dad went?” he asked gently.
Victoria didn’t answer right away.
She lifted her gaze, her large dark eyes trembling, and then slowly said:
“Daddy is under the kitchen floor.”
The room froze.
Luis glanced at Francisca.
Her face was ashen.
A young officer nearby cleared his throat, trying to hide a shiver.
“What did you say?”
Luis leaned in, his voice no longer soft but cautious.
“Daddy is under the kitchen floor,” Victoria repeated.
“In the place where the tiles are lighter. Daddy is cold.”
A strange, heavy silence took over the room.
Luis motioned for his lieutenant, Ricardo Muñoz, to come closer.
“Bring Marta Gómez to the station.
Assemble a preliminary investigation team.
I want to review the scene within an hour.”
Less than 30 minutes later, Marta arrived, calmer and drier than Luis had expected.
She wore a white blouse, black pants, her hair tied back, and showed neither alarm nor grief on her face.
“I already said it,” Marta spoke calmly.
“My husband Julián has a habit of disappearing for days without warning. This isn’t the first time.”
“Didn’t you notice anything unusual?” Luis asked, his eyes fixed on Marta without blinking.