Account
Apr 11, 2019
Aug 30, 2022
Rene
Escalante
50
37
64 inches
66 inches
170 lbs
180 lbs
Hispanic / Latino
Male
In the late spring of 2011, a family's life was irrevocably altered by the sudden and unexplained absence of a loved one. On May 29, 2011, Rene Santos Escalante, a 37-year-old Hispanic man, disappeared from Tulsa, Oklahoma. The last known person to see him was his own brother, who visited with him at Rene's apartment. After that final interaction, Rene seemingly vanished, leaving behind more questions than answers. His disappearance marked the beginning of a long and agonizing wait for information for those who knew and cared for him. The initial days turned into weeks, and the silence surrounding his whereabouts grew heavier, prompting his family to seek official help. Rene Escalante, who also went by the nickname Macia, was a man in his late thirties with black hair and brown eyes. He stood between five feet four inches and five feet six inches tall, with a weight estimated to be between 170 and 180 pounds. Beyond these basic physical descriptors, public information about his life and the specific details of his disappearance is scarce. There is no available information regarding the clothing he was wearing on the day he was last seen, nor are there any details about personal items he might have had with him. This lack of detail contributes to the difficulty of piecing together the events that led to him going missing. The official investigation into Rene's disappearance began when a report was filed with the Tulsa Police Department on June 2, 2011. Despite the passage of time, his case remains open. Years later, on April 11, 2019, his case was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), bringing his story to a national audience in the hopes of generating new leads. The overview of this case is a portrait of profound uncertainty; a man was last seen in the familiar comfort of his own home by a close family member and then was gone without a trace. For over a decade, his family and community have been left to wonder what happened to him, grappling with a mystery that began on an ordinary day and has since been defined by a painful and enduring lack of closure.
May 29, 2011
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Tulsa County
No
49052
Tulsa Police Department
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Tulsa County
74103
Joe Campbell
Detective Sergeant
600 Civic Center, Oklahoma
9185969143
Local
Law Enforcement
2011-032357
2011-06-02
Tulsa Police Department
Black
Brown
Brown
06/13/2026
