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Luis Garcia Missing Person Case

Last seen in Ontario, California on Nov 23, 1996

Victim Details

Aug 17, 2017

Mar 04, 2022

Luis

Garcia

53

24

74 inches

150 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Male

Nov 23, 1996

Ontario

California

San Bernardino County

33928

Ontario Police Department

Ontario

California

San Bernardino County

91761

2500 South Archibald Avenue, California

9093952001

Local

Law Enforcement

http://www.ci.ontario.ca.us/Police

96-111952

Ontario Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

07/07/2026


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Luis Osvaldo Diego Garcia, a 24-year-old man from Veracruz, Mexico, went missing on November 23, 1996, in Ontario, California. He had been working at a rice noodle factory, Rama Foods, where undocumented immigrants were employed under difficult conditions. Luis had confronted his employer, Woravit "Kim" Mektrakarn, about unpaid wages and had threatened to report him to labor authorities unless he was paid $5,000. Mektrakarn agreed to a partial payment, but Luis disappeared the same day ...
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Last Seen: Nov 23, 1996

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  • Luis Osvaldo Diego Garcia - The Charley Project
  • Missing Person / NamUs #MP39535 | NamUs
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