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Belkis Rivas-galves Missing Person Case

Last seen in Gresham, Oregon on Nov 11, 2016

Victim Details

Created

Jun 21, 2018

Case Added

Jan 4, 2024

First Name

Belkis

Last Name

Rivas-galves

Current Age

Age At Disappearance

Height

61 inches

Weight

113 lbs

Ethnicity

Hispanic / Latino

Gender

Female

Last Seen

Nov 11, 2016

City

Gresham

State

Oregon

County

Multnomah County

Zip Code

97030

Tribal Land

Agency ID

38635

Agency Name

Gresham Police Department

Agency City

Gresham

Agency State

Oregon

Agency County

Multnomah County

Agency Zip Code

97030

Agency Contact

Lindsay Friderich

Contact Job Title

Police Detective

Agency Address

1333 Northwest Eastman Parkway, Oregon

Agency Phone

5036182318

Agency Jurisdiction

Local

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Website

https://greshamoregon.gov/police-department/

Agency Case #

16-64281

Agency Report Date

Nov 12, 2016

Primary Agency

Gresham Police Department

Case Contributors

10230

Hair Color

Brown

Left Eye Color

Brown

Right Eye Color

Brown

Solved

Last Updated

Oct 13, 2026

Area Last Seen:

Case Description

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Summary based on the NamUs case record (MP50719) and 3 other sources

In the fall of 2016, two teenage girls on the cusp of adulthood vanished from a quiet residential street in Gresham, Oregon. Seventeen-year-old Belkis Lizeth Rivas-Galves, a young Hispanic female with brown hair and brown eyes, was last seen on November 11, 2016. At five feet one inch tall and weighing approximately 113 pounds, she was a resident of a program for unaccompanied minors. Her disappearance was marked by an unsettling and compounding factor: her foster sister, Julia FloridaIma Lopez Garcia, also eighteen, had gone missing just the day before. The two young women were both receiving services at the Morrison Center, under the care of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, a detail that underscores the vulnerability of their circumstances.

The consecutive disappearances of Belkis and Julia from the same facility have left a lingering silence in the public record. Details surrounding the events leading up to their vanishing are sparse, and there is a notable absence of significant media coverage from the time. The Gresham Police Department was assigned to the cases, but information regarding any potential leads, theories, or investigative developments has not been widely disseminated. This lack of public discourse has enveloped their story in a shroud of obscurity, leaving their community and loved ones with unanswered questions. It is known that Julia may have had intentions to travel to Portland, Oregon, or possibly as far as Houston, Texas, and it is suspected that Belkis may have been with her.

The case of Belkis Rivas-Galves is a somber reflection of the challenges faced by unaccompanied minors within the foster care system. The simultaneous disappearance with her foster sister points to a likely connection, yet the nature of that connection and the circumstances of their departure remain unknown. With no clear indications of their whereabouts or the reasons for their disappearance, the case has grown cold over the years. The narrative of Belkis's disappearance is one of an abrupt and silent departure, a story that exists primarily in official databases and the hearts of those who knew her. The overview of the case is one of mystery and a concerning lack of information, highlighting the quiet disappearances of two vulnerable young women on the threshold of a new life.
Last Seen: Nov 11, 2016

Links to Additional Sources (3)

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Missing Person / NamUs

Belkis Rivas | International Missing Persons Wiki - Fandom

Missing Children Data from NAMUS website - GitHub

Possible Unidentified Matches (1)

Unidentified remains cases whose details are consistent with this person, ranked by how closely they compare. Fields that are unknown in either case are left out of the score.

76%Possible

Jane Doe — Portland, Oregon

UP105256 • Found Apr 24, 2023

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Sex ✓Female

Age 54%Est. 28–42 vs 17 when missing

Race 100%Hispanic

Location 100%11 mi away, same county

TimingFound 6 years after last seen

Height 100%5'1" vs 5'1"

Weight 81%135 lb vs 113 lb

Hair 60%Black vs Brown

Eyes 100%Brown vs Brown

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Belkis Rivas-galves Missing Person Case

Last seen in Gresham, Oregon on Nov 11, 2016

Victim Details

Case Description

Links to Additional Sources (3)

Possible Unidentified Matches (1)

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