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Maritza Rafael Menendez Missing Person Case

Last seen in Cranbury, New Jersey on Nov 18, 2016

Victim Details

Jan 24, 2018

Nov 07, 2019

Maritza

Rafael Menendez

25

16

56 inches

120 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Female

Nov 18, 2016

Cranbury

New Jersey

Middlesex County

901

East Windsor Police Department

East Windsor

New Jersey

Mercer County

08520

80 One Mile Rd., New Jersey

6094485678

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.east-windsor.nj.us/police

16-14966

East Windsor Police Department

Brown

Unknown

Unknown

07/13/2026


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Maritza Alejandra Rafael Menendez was a sixteen-year-old girl from Cranbury, New Jersey, when she was last seen on November 18, 2016. At the time of her disappearance, she was described as a Hispanic female, standing five feet six inches tall and weighing approximately 120 pounds, with brown hair. Limited information has been publicly released regarding the specific circumstances of her disappearance, creating a long and arduous search for answers for her family and investigators. The East Winds ...
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Last Seen: Nov 18, 2016

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