Bronx woman located at JFK in 'Facebook' case: family

THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) - On Saturday, the disappearance of a Bronx woman took another twist. NYPD notified the family that Nairoby Encarnacion had actually been located at John F. Kennedy International Airport this past Monday.

The encounter with detectives at JFK took place less than two hours after Nairoby Encarnacion's profile picture on Facebook was changed to the image of the "slasher" character in the Halloween horror movies. Her cover photo was also changed to show a graveyard.

And in the last ten days, Encarnacion's mother, daughter, and sisters grew increasingly concerned by disturbing messages they were receiving on Facebook Messenger from her account.  

Encarnacion's sister, Katie, received the information from the Missing Persons Squad on Saturday that said "Nairoby was stopped by U.S. Customs at the airport and told she was the subject of a missing person investigation. She told the detective she was doing fine," the sister added.  "She doesn't even want to talk to us."

The cryptic messages were sent before Nairoby Encarnacion was questioned at JFK by the detective from the Missing Persons Squad. The family believes she may have joined her "on and off" boyfriend in the Dominican Republic. He posted a photo six days ago on Facebook showing an assortment of tropical drinks.

Encarnacion's sisters have been long concerned her boyfriend may be exploiting the 37-year-old woman, who struggled with substance use issues in the past. One of the sisters, Amaris Cummins, said things got sketchy when Encarnacion and her boyfriend started "flipping houses" in the Dominican Republic. 

Cummins said the boyfriend began sending nude videos of the woman to her family, and they were concerned he may be trying to traffic her. Katie Encarnacion said she didn't have any arguments with her sister and the family was last together at Thanksgiving. "On December 12th, I was actually with her," Katie Encarnacion said.  "We spent the day together."

The last time Nairoby Encarnacion appeared on Facebook was on Dec. 18, according to her family. One sister said the boyfriend posted a video on his Facebook story showing the woman surrounded by birthday cakes and jewelry, while he sang Happy Birthday to her.

PIX11 News reached out to the NYPD Public Information office about the situation, since the division had released a missing person photo last Saturday. Officials confirmed that they notified the family on March 19.