Elena was kidnapped before the 24 of April 1967, as Mark Meltzer noted the date of an article in a newspaper about the missing girl. During the night, a Big Sister apparently broke a window and entered the house Elena was staying in. Elena's screams where heard, but neither Elena nor her abductor was spotted. The local police started a large search for the girl, with civilians joining in, but no significant trace was found of the girl or the abductor.