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Ernest Potts Missing Person Case

Last seen in Tucson, Arizona on Jul 14, 2016

Victim Details

Oct 10, 2016

Jan 25, 2024

Ernest

Potts

39

29

66 inches

180 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jul 14, 2016

Tucson

Arizona

Pima County

85712

18906

Tucson Police Department

Tucson

Arizona

Pima County

85701

Matthew Golden

Detective

270 South Stone Avenue, Arizona

5207914444

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.tucsonaz.gov/police

1607200121

2016-07-20

Tucson Police Department

Red/Auburn

Green

Green

No

08/29/2026


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In the summer of 2016, a mother and son from Tucson, Arizona, vanished, leaving behind a mystery that continues to this day. Twenty-nine-year-old Ernest Dale Potts and his 55-year-old mother, Belen Potts, were last seen at their home on the evening of July 14, 2016. The pair, who were known to enjoy the outdoors, had mentioned plans to go hiking and rock collecting in the Redington Pass area the following day. Concerns grew when neither Ernest nor Belen showed up for their scheduled work shifts ...
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Last Seen: Jul 14, 2016

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