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Darlene Ortega Missing Person Case

Last seen in Zion, Illinois on Jun 19, 2016

Victim Details

Aug 12, 2016

Jan 12, 2024

Darlene

Ortega

57

47

59 inches

61 inches

155 lbs

160 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Jun 19, 2016

Zion

Illinois

Lake County

25063

Zion Police Department

Zion

Illinois

Lake County

60099

Det. Mercado

Detective

2101 Salem Boulevard, Illinois

8478728000

Local

Law Enforcement

16-14941

2016-07-04

Zion Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/05/2026


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Darlene M. Ortega, a 47-year-old mother and grandmother, vanished from Zion, Illinois, on June 19, 2016. Known to her loved ones as 'Chuqui,' she was a woman with distinctive tattoos: the name 'Ricky' on her right thigh and another tattoo on her right leg. Described as a White/Caucasian and Hispanic/Latino woman with brown hair and brown eyes, she stood between 4'11' and 5'1' tall and weighed between 155 and 160 pounds. Her disappearance has left her famil ...
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Last Seen: Jun 19, 2016

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  • Darlene M Ortega < Cook County Sheriff's Office
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