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Hector Martinez Jr Missing Person Case

Last seen in Mesa, Arizona on Aug 12, 2008

Victim Details

Sep 18, 2014

Jan 12, 2024

Hector

Martinez Jr

50

32

67 inches

250 lbs

American Indian / Alaska Native

Male

Aug 12, 2008

Mesa

Arizona

Maricopa County

85204

No

15824

Mesa Police Department

Mesa

Arizona

Maricopa County

85201

Toni Gonzales

Missing Persons Investigator

130 North Robson, Arizona

4806442211

Local

Law Enforcement

http://www.mesaaz.gov/residents/police

20082380871

Mesa Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

08/26/2026


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In the early morning hours of August 12, 2008, 32-year-old Hector Lorenzo Martinez Jr. was last seen leaving his brother's home in Mesa, Arizona. It was around 6:00 a.m. when he departed from the residence located in the 500 block of West University Drive. Hector, a Native American male, was then seen boarding a red line bus with an unknown destination. He was wearing a gray t-shirt and blue jeans at the time of his disappearance. His family has stated that it was highly uncharacteristic of ...
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