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Case Description

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Summary based on the NamUs case record (MP24802) and 2 other sources
In the early spring of 1982, a 31-year-old man named Lucas Evangelista Cervantes-Zambrano vanished from his life in New York. On March 1, 1982, he was last seen in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens. A man of Colombian descent, Lucas had an athletic, thin build, stood between five feet six and five feet eight inches tall, and weighed between 140 and 170 pounds. He had brown hair and brown eyes, features familiar to those who knew him in the community where he resided. That day marked the last time he was verifiably seen, and the beginning of a quiet, decades-long mystery.

The circumstances surrounding Lucas Cervantes-Zambrano's disappearance are exceptionally vague, with very few details available to create a clear picture of what might have happened to him. No information has been made public regarding the clothes he was wearing on the day he went missing, or what his plans may have been. He simply disappeared, leaving behind a profound lack of clues for investigators to follow. His case is a quiet one, devoid of the significant public attention that some other cases attract, leaving the narrative of his last known day with many unanswered questions.

For decades, the case of Lucas Cervantes-Zambrano has remained open, a lingering file with the New York State Police. The passage of time has transformed a 31-year-old man into a memory and a set of statistics in a database. Despite the limited information, the investigation technically continues, a silent testament to a life interrupted. The overview of this case is one of stark and unsettling ambiguity; a man vanished from a busy metropolitan area without a discernible trace, and the profound silence that followed has yet to be broken by any concrete answers, leaving a family and a community without resolution.

Last Seen: Mar 1, 1982

Possible Unidentified Matches (10)

Unidentified remains cases whose details are consistent with this person, ranked by how closely they compare. Fields that are unknown in either case are left out of the score.

84%Moderate
John Doe — Queens, New York - unidentified case UP6825
John Doe — Queens, New York
UP6825 • Found Sep 19, 1997
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Sex ✓Male
Age 100%Est. 25–40 vs 31 when missing
Race 100%Hispanic
Location 100%6 mi away, same state
TimingFound 16 years after last seen
Height 100%5'5" vs 5'6"–5'8"
Weight 100%182 lb vs 140–170 lb
Hair 100%Brown vs Brown
Eyes 100%Brown vs Brown
84%Moderate
John Doe — Brooklyn, New York - unidentified case UP8135
John Doe — Brooklyn, New York
UP8135 • Found Nov 4, 1990
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Sex ✓Male
Age 100%Est. 35–50 vs 31 when missing
Race 100%Hispanic
Location 100%3 mi away, same county
TimingFound 9 years after last seen
Height 100%5'5" vs 5'6"–5'8"
Weight 100%130 lb vs 140–170 lb
Hair 60%Black vs Brown
Eyes 100%Brown vs Brown
84%Moderate
John Doe — Brooklyn, New York - unidentified case UP9090
John Doe — Brooklyn, New York
UP9090 • Found Oct 3, 1988
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Sex ✓Male
Age 100%Est. 35–50 vs 31 when missing
Race 100%Hispanic
Location 100%5 mi away, same county
TimingFound 7 years after last seen
Height 100%5'8" vs 5'6"–5'8"
Weight 100%160 lb vs 140–170 lb
Hair 60%Black vs Brown
Eyes 100%Brown vs Brown
83%Moderate
John Doe — Bronx, New York - unidentified case UP6007
John Doe — Bronx, New York
UP6007 • Found Dec 13, 2001
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Sex ✓Male
Age 100%Est. 25–40 vs 31 when missing
Race 100%Hispanic
Location 100%11 mi away, same state
TimingFound 20 years after last seen
Height 100%5'7" vs 5'6"–5'8"
Weight 100%179 lb vs 140–170 lb
Hair 100%Brown vs Brown
Eyes 100%Brown vs Brown
83%Moderate
John Doe — New York, New York - unidentified case UP5886
John Doe — New York, New York
UP5886 • Found Jul 24, 2001
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Sex ✓Male
Age 100%Est. 25–40 vs 31 when missing
Race 100%Hispanic
Location 100%6 mi away, same state
TimingFound 19 years after last seen
Height 100%5'5" vs 5'6"–5'8"
Weight 100%172 lb vs 140–170 lb
Hair 100%Brown vs Brown
Eyes 100%Brown vs Brown
83%Moderate
John Doe — Bronx, New York - unidentified case UP6772
John Doe — Bronx, New York
UP6772 • Found Jul 20, 1997
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Sex ✓Male
Age 100%Est. 20–35 vs 31 when missing
Race 100%Hispanic
Location 100%11 mi away, same state
TimingFound 15 years after last seen
Height 100%5'7" vs 5'6"–5'8"
Weight 100%155 lb vs 140–170 lb
Hair 60%Black vs Brown
Eyes 100%Brown vs Brown
83%Moderate
John Doe — New York, New York - unidentified case UP6801
John Doe — New York, New York
UP6801 • Found Mar 5, 1997
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Sex ✓Male
Age 100%Est. 30–40 vs 31 when missing
Race 100%Hispanic
Location 100%8 mi away, same state
TimingFound 15 years after last seen
Height 100%5'8" vs 5'6"–5'8"
Weight 100%150 lb vs 140–170 lb
Hair 60%Black vs Brown
Eyes 100%Brown vs Brown
83%Moderate
John Doe — Queens, New York - unidentified case UP7307
John Doe — Queens, New York
UP7307 • Found Oct 31, 1995
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Sex ✓Male
Age 100%Est. 20–35 vs 31 when missing
Race 100%Hispanic
Location 100%6 mi away, same state
TimingFound 14 years after last seen
Height 84%5'4" vs 5'6"–5'8"
Weight 100%125 lb vs 140–170 lb
Hair 100%Brown vs Brown
Eyes 100%Brown vs Brown
83%Moderate
John Doe — Queens, New York - unidentified case UP7305
John Doe — Queens, New York
UP7305 • Found Aug 20, 1995
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Sex ✓Male
Age 100%Est. 30–45 vs 31 when missing
Race 100%Hispanic
Location 100%6 mi away, same state
TimingFound 13 years after last seen
Height 100%5'6" vs 5'6"–5'8"
Weight 100%128 lb vs 140–170 lb
Hair 60%Black vs Brown
Eyes 100%Brown vs Brown
83%Moderate
John Doe — Queens, New York - unidentified case UP7303
John Doe — Queens, New York
UP7303 • Found Jul 22, 1995
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Sex ✓Male
Age 100%Est. 30–40 vs 31 when missing
Race 100%Hispanic
Location 100%6 mi away, same state
TimingFound 13 years after last seen
Height 100%5'7" vs 5'6"–5'8"
Weight 100%160 lb vs 140–170 lb
Hair 60%Black vs Brown
Eyes 100%Brown vs Brown

These comparisons are generated automatically from public NamUs case data and are not confirmed identifications. Only DNA, dental or fingerprint comparison by investigators can confirm an identity. If you believe two cases are connected, contact the agency handling the unidentified case.

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