Larry Millete: The Family That Wouldn't Stop Searching

Maya Millete's family didn't wait for the system to work. They built their own search operation, organized volunteer parties across Southern California, took the case to national media, and pushed for answers every single week for nine months before Larry Millete was finally arrested.And Larry — the man whose wife was missing — never joined a single search.This is Episode 4 of the Larry Millete series. We cover the investigation, the arrest, and the custody battle that followed. Sixty-seven search warrants. Eighty-seven interviews. A gun violence restraining order. A firearms seizure after the children said they felt unsafe. And then the DA charged murder without a body — one of the most aggressive prosecutorial decisions in recent San Diego County history.But the arrest didn't resolve the other crisis: who would raise Maya and Larry's three children. What followed was a three-year guardianship fight between Maricris Drouaillet and Larry's parents — marked by blocked therapy, undermined visitation, and paternal grandparents who were coaching the children to resist their own aunt. A judge ended it in August 2024 by granting custody to Maricris. The oldest daughter hugged Maricris's husband for the first time in nearly four years. Larry Millete has pleaded not guilty.

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