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Auriana Taylor Missing Person Case

Last seen in Placitas, New Mexico on Apr 29, 1996

Victim Details

Jul 15, 2014

May 30, 2024

Auriana

Taylor

63

33

68 inches

250 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Apr 29, 1996

Placitas

New Mexico

Sandoval County

23366

Sandoval County Sheriff's Office

Bernalillo

New Mexico

Sandoval County

87004

Donald Chewning

Detective

1500 Idalia Road, New Mexico

5058677526

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.sandovalcountynm.gov/elected-officials/scso/

09788

Sandoval County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/04/2026


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Auriana Taylor, also known as Ann or Ana Lombard, was last seen on April 29, 1996, in Placitas, New Mexico. At the time of her disappearance, she was 33 years old and had recently moved from Austin, Texas, to live with her boyfriend, James Taylor, in a secluded area on Perdiz Canyon Road. The relationship between Auriana and James was troubled, marked by several incidents of abuse. On the day she disappeared, Auriana and James had a physical altercation, during which James sustained injuries. He ...
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Last Seen: Apr 29, 1996

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