Missing from Philidelphia, Pennsylvania

9/17/2012: On 3/17/2012 Franchesca "Cheka" Alvarado (22), the mother of a three-year-old daughter, left Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with a male to gamble in ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY with plans to return home the next day. He returned but Franchesca did not and she hasn't been seen or heard from since.

Franchesca's family says she would NEVER abandon her three-year-old daughter or go this long without contacting her family and friends.

Franchesca is 5'7" and 110 pounds with brown eyes and black, curly hair. For more information see "Find Franchesca Cheka Alvarado" on Facebook. Anyone with information is asked to contact Philadelphia East Detective Division at 215-686-3243.