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Mary Begay Missing Person Case

Last seen in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona on Aug 01, 1956

Victim Details

Sep 22, 2017

Mar 18, 2024

Mary

Begay

88

19

62 inches

65 inches

100 lbs

120 lbs

American Indian / Alaska Native

Female

Aug 01, 1956

Grand Canyon National Park

Arizona

Coconino County

Unknown

34049

Coconino County Sheriff's Office

Flagstaff

Arizona

Coconino County

86001

Joseph Sumner

Investigator

911 East Sawmill Road, Arizona

9287744523

County

Law Enforcement

S19-01429

Coconino County Sheriff's Office

Black

Brown

Brown

07/04/2026


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Begay was last seen at Grand Canyon National Park sometime in August 1957. She'd left her home in Leupp, Arizona to go work at the park.

On the day of her disappearance, Begay and three friends left their employee housing and went to the no-longer-extant Grand Canyon Inn to have some drinks. She was last seen getting into a vehicle with two unidentified Hopi Indian men. She has never been heard from again.

When Begay didn't return to work, the park authorities fired h ...
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Last Seen: Aug 01, 1956

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    Does anyone have any thoughts on why it took a whole year for the Coconino County Sheriff's Office t... ...Read More
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