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Edgar Machado Missing Person Case

Last seen in Douglas, Arizona on Sep 20, 2002

Victim Details

Oct 21, 2017

Jan 12, 2024

Edgar

Machado

49

26

72 inches

176 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Sep 20, 2002

Douglas

Arizona

Cochise County

34198

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office

Phoenix

Arizona

Maricopa County

85003

550 West Jackson Street, Arizona

6028761000

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.mcso.org/

17-035119

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office

Black

Brown

Brown

08/21/2026


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In the vast and often unforgiving landscape of the Arizona-Mexico border, countless stories of hope and desperation unfold daily. One such story is that of Edgar Encinas Machado, a 26-year-old man who vanished on September 20, 2002. Edgar, a Hispanic and White/Caucasian male, was last seen in Douglas, Arizona, a small city in Cochise County that sits directly on the international border. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance are harrowing; he was in the process of crossing the border f ...
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Last Seen: Sep 20, 2002

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