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Baltazar Atondo Vega Missing Person Case

Last seen in Nogales, Arizona on Jun 01, 2012

Victim Details

Jul 24, 2017

Aug 14, 2019

Baltazar

Atondo Vega

56

42

60 inches

160 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jun 01, 2012

Nogales

Arizona

Pima County

33840

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office

Phoenix

Arizona

Maricopa County

85003

Kristina Hiers

Homicide Detective/ Deputy Sheriff

550 West Jackson Street, Arizona

6028761000

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.mcso.org/

17-022572

2017-07-24

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office

Black

Brown

Brown

08/21/2026


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In the early summer of 2012, a 42-year-old man named Baltazar Atondo Vega embarked on a journey that would leave his family with years of unanswered questions. On June 1, 2012, Baltazar, a Hispanic/Latino male, was last seen near Nogales, Arizona. He had just crossed the border from Mexico into the United States. His hope and the purpose of his journey remain his own, but the silence that followed his last known whereabouts has been a source of deep and abiding concern for those who know and lov ...
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Last Seen: Jun 01, 2012

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