Tanya Begay

Missing
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Tanya Begay, a 36-year-old Navajo woman, went missing on March 3, 2017, from Tohatchi, New Mexico. She was last seen leaving her aunt’s house in the company of her boyfriend, Jason Alan Thornburg. The couple was traveling between Leupp, Arizona, and Gallup, New Mexico, when they made a stop at her aunt's home. After leaving, Tanya was never heard from again. Her mother's last communication with her occurred shortly before Tanya's disappearance, when Tanya indicated she was in Leupp with Thornb ...Read More
Last Seen: Mar 03, 2017
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    Victim Details

    Sep 22, 2017

    Mar 18, 2024

    Tanya

    Begay

    43

    36

    65 inches

    135 lbs

    American Indian / Alaska Native

    Female

    Mar 03, 2017

    Tohatchi

    New Mexico

    McKinley County

    Yes

    34862

    Gallup Police Department

    Gallup

    New Mexico

    McKinley County

    87301

    Rosanne Morrissette

    Lieutenant

    451 Boardman Drive, New Mexico

    5058639365

    Local

    Law Enforcement

    http://www.gallupnm.gov/217/Police

    2017-12065

    Gallup Police Department

    Brown

    Brown

    Brown

    09/21/2024


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