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Zayda Cruz Missing Person Case

Last seen in Nogales, Arizona on Jun 04, 2017

Victim Details

Oct 21, 2017

Aug 14, 2019

Zayda

Cruz

45

36

66 inches

150 lbs

160 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Jun 04, 2017

Nogales

Arizona

Santa Cruz County

34180

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office

Phoenix

Arizona

Maricopa County

85003

550 West Jackson Street, Arizona

6028761000

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.mcso.org/

17-035112

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office

10832

Black

Brown

Brown

08/26/2026


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In the vast and often unforgiving landscape of the Arizona desert, the story of Zayda Guadalupe Cruz's disappearance began on June 4, 2017. At 36 years old, Zayda was in the midst of a journey that she hoped would lead to a new chapter in her life. She had traveled by bus from Culiacan, Sinaloa, to Nogales, Mexico, with the intention of crossing into the United States. It was near the border city of Nogales, Arizona, that she was last seen, a place where hope and peril often walk hand in ha ...
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Last Seen: Jun 04, 2017

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    Has anyone else been following the case of Zayda? It's been really puzzling me. I read that she ran ... ...Read More
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    I keep thinking about Zayda's case and one thing that really puzzles me is why she ... ...Read More
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