Joanna and Henry Salas walk along Chevy Chase Drive in Glendale early Thursday with fliers featuring a photo of their daughter, Nancy, 22, who had gone missing Wednesday. She was found Thursday in Merced, Calif., where she told authorities that she had been kidnapped. Late Thursday, Salas told Glendale police that she had made up the story of the kidnapping. See full story(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Friends Johanan Gomez, 24, and Gustavo Toledo, 23, post signs during the search for Nancy Salas. See full story(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
The news media gathers outside the Salas family home in Glendale on Thursday. See full story(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Family friend Dee Dee Montesanto, left, hugs Joanna Salas, mother of Nancy Salas, as Joanna Salas walks in her neighborhood early Thursday posting flyers. See full story(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)