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Joe Mendoza Missing Person Case

Last seen in Greensboro, North Carolina on Dec 10, 2004

Victim Details

Apr 23, 2014

Jan 12, 2024

Joe

Mendoza

71

50

67 inches

150 lbs

180 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Dec 10, 2004

Greensboro

North Carolina

Guilford County

15189

Greensboro Police Department

Greensboro

North Carolina

Guilford County

27405

Caroline Holliday

Detective/POIII

1106 Maple Street, North Carolina

3363732222

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.greensboro-nc.gov/departments/police

2004-1222359

2004-12-22

Greensboro Police Department

Gray or Partially Gray

Brown

Brown

07/02/2026


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In the winter of 2004, a 50-year-old man named Joe Anthony Mendoza vanished from Greensboro, North Carolina. He was last seen on December 10, 2004, a day that would become the starting point of a long and perplexing missing person case. At the time of his disappearance, he was also known by the alias Ricky Anthony Meza. Details surrounding his last known whereabouts and what he was wearing are scarce, leaving a void of information that has challenged investigators for years. The report of his di ...
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Last Seen: Dec 10, 2004

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