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Jose Carrillo Tapia Missing Person Case

Last seen in Caborca, Sonora, Arizona on Feb 13, 2017

Victim Details

Oct 27, 2018

Mar 25, 2024

Jose

Carrillo Tapia

28

19

66 inches

67 inches

120 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Male

Feb 13, 2017

Caborca, Sonora

Arizona

Pima County

41658

Phoenix Police Department

Phoenix

Arizona

Maricopa County

85004

Stuart Somershoe

Police Volunteer

2120 North Central Avenue, Arizona

6022626151

Local

Law Enforcement

201800001939205

2018-10-27

Phoenix Police Department

na

Black

Black

Black

08/21/2026


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In the heart of winter, on February 13, 2017, a 19-year-old young man named Jose Giovanni Carrillo Tapia was seen for the last time. He was in Caborca, a city in the Mexican state of Sonora, with plans to embark on a life-altering journey. It is believed that Jose, a Hispanic male, intended to cross the international border into the United States, somewhere in the vast and often perilous desert expanse between Sasabe and Arizona. That day marked the last time his family ever heard from him, a si ...
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Last Seen: Feb 13, 2017

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