LAFAYETTE, Calif. —

Sitting in the backyard of the home she shares with her husband and daughter, Ofelia Noroozi constantly feels the absence of the fourth member of their family: her son Amin Noroozi.

"Just those everyday little moments are just so cruel," Ofelia Noroozi said. "It's like we're missing what could've been. The future."

Amin Noroozi was a 17-year-old student and multisport athlete at Acalanes High School.

In April, he and his girlfriend, Audrey, and some of their other friends headed to Stinson Beach for the day. Ofelia Noroozi had told her son to be safe while driving on the winding roads leading into the beach community in Marin County.

Later in the day, Ofelia Noroozi's phone lit up with Amin Noroozi's name, but when she picked up, it was Audrey's voice.

"It was Aud

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