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Case Description
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Josephine Vargas, a 34-year-old woman from Santa Ana, California, was last seen on October 23, 2013. She disappeared after leaving her sister's birthday party, telling her family she was walking to a nearby store. Initially, her family believed she was with her husband, and her husband thought she was with family, which delayed the reporting of her disappearance until October 27.
Josephine was one of several women who disappeared in the same area of Santa Ana, a region known for drug a ...Read More
Last Seen: Oct 27, 2013
Josephine was one of several women who disappeared in the same area of Santa Ana, a region known for drug a ...Read More
Last Seen: Oct 27, 2013
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Jan 12, 2014
Aug 03, 2020
Josephine
Vargas
45
34
62 inches
63 inches
105 lbs
Hispanic / Latino
Female
Oct 27, 2013
Santa Ana
California
Orange County
390
14760
Santa Ana Police Department
Santa Ana
California
Orange County
92701
Victoria Jurado
Investigator
60 Civic Center Plaza, California
7142458665
Local
Law Enforcement
1329614
Santa Ana Police Department
Brown
Brown
Brown
No
11/29/2025
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Forum Posts (3)
Has anyone else been following the peculiar nature of this case in regard to the GPS ankle monitors?... ...Read More
12/10/2024
12/10/2024
Has anyone else been perplexed by the timeline of Josephine Vargas's disappearance? It's baffling ho... ...Read More
06/18/2024
06/18/2024
I was revisiting Josephine Vargas's case and got to thinking about the role technology played in eve... ...Read More
01/04/2023
01/04/2023
