Updated: Feb. 12, 2026

MARINETTE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Authorities report Gabrielle Cartagena, who was reported missing out of Marinette, was found dead. 

Authorities discovered her in a wooded area in Menominee County in Michigan earlier this week. 

Her family contacted authorities over a week ago after they heard her crying over a phone call, saying "please don't shoot me." 

Cartagena's boyfriend, Robert Chilcote, was taken into custody in Minnesota. 

Authorities say they will work to extradite Chilcote from Minnesota once the charges are filed. 

No further details have been released at this time. 

Updated: Feb. 10, 2026

MARINETTE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Gabriella Cartagena has been located. 

Updated: Feb. 9, 2026

MARINETTE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The search to find a missing Marinette woman is ongoing. 

Authorities say 24-year-old Gabriella Alexis Cartagena has not been seen since Feb. 4, near Red Arrow Park in Marinette. 

Officials said Monday, Feb. 9, a person of interest was taken into custody. 

The search to find Cartagena has been expanded to other jurisdictions, policed say. 

This is a developing story. Stick with CBS 58 on-air and online for updates. 

Published: Feb. 8, 2026

MARINETTE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The Marinette Police Department and Menominee County Sheriff's Office is asking for information to help find a 24-year-old woman who they say is considered involuntarily missing. 

Officials say Gabriella Alexis Cartagena went missing on Wednesday, Feb. 4, near Red Arrow Park, along E. Bay Shore Street.

She is described as being 5-foot-6 inches tall, weighing 130 pounds.

The Marinette Police Department says she was last seen wearing a black robe and black joggers with a logo on the hip and tan slipper-like shoes. 

In a Facebook post, the Menominee County Sheriff's Office are asking any residents and businesses located along Highway 41 to check their camera footage for a red Toyota Prius:

Anybody with information is asked to contact the Marinette County dispatch at 715-732-7627.