ors ▁in ▁Puerto ▁Rico . ▁ ▁Case ▁Lil iana ▁Bar bar ita ▁C ep eda ▁Cas ado ▁was ▁with ▁her ▁family ▁enjo ying ▁a ▁day ▁at ▁the ▁beach ▁sw imming ▁on ▁June ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁when ▁she ▁first ▁disappeared ▁at ▁Esc amb ron ▁Beach ▁in ▁San ▁Juan . ▁People ▁began ▁looking ▁for ▁her ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁beach ▁and ▁under ▁water . ▁ ▁Her ▁body ▁was ▁found ▁on ▁June ▁ 9 , ▁in ▁the ▁bas ement ▁of ▁an ▁abandoned ▁building ▁that ▁hosted ▁what ▁was ▁once ▁an ▁Olympic - s ized ▁sw imming ▁pool ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Pan ▁American ▁Games ▁water ▁compet itions . ▁ ▁Initial ly ▁it ▁was ▁said ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁ra ped , ▁be aten ▁and ▁murder ed . ▁Days ▁after ▁that ▁announ cement , ▁however , ▁police ▁rec anted , ▁declaring ▁her ▁death ▁as ▁an ▁accident al ▁one . ▁ ▁During ▁a ▁press ▁conference , ▁Police ▁chief ▁Pedro ▁To led o ▁discussed ▁that ▁her ▁ 1 1 - year - old ▁brother ▁alleg edly ▁admitted ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁fallen ▁to ▁her ▁death ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁playing ▁with ▁him ▁and ▁that , ▁afraid ▁of ▁the ▁consequences ▁this ▁could ▁bring ▁him , ▁her ▁brother ▁claimed ▁she ▁was ▁kid n apped . ▁To led o ▁later ▁held ▁another ▁press ▁conference , ▁where ▁he ▁admitted ▁his ▁comments ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁mis leading . ▁" At ▁that ▁time , ▁I ▁understood ▁that ▁we ▁had ▁to ▁put ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁h yst eria ▁(