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Florencio Tello Sanchez Missing Person Case

Last seen in Lukeville/Sonoyta, Arizona on Jun 28, 2008

Victim Details

Aug 30, 2013

Jul 24, 2023

Florencio

Tello Sanchez

74

56

59 inches

130 lbs

200 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Male

Jun 28, 2008

Lukeville/Sonoyta

Arizona

Pima County

5369

Pima County Medical Examiner's Office

Tucson

Arizona

Pima County

85714

2825 East District Street, Arizona

5207248600

County

Medical Examiner

2013-08-27

Pima County Medical Examiner's Office

Black

Brown

Brown

08/30/2026


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In the summer of 2008, a 56-year-old man named Florencio Tello Sanchez vanished near the Arizona-Mexico border, leaving his family with years of unanswered questions. On June 28, 2008, Florencio made a phone call, his last known communication, stating his intention to cross the border from the Lukeville/Sonoyta area. He was expected to call back to confirm his safe passage, but that call never came. His wife later received the devastating news that the guide, or 'coyote,' who was assis ...
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Last Seen: Jun 28, 2008

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    Has anyone heard any update on Florencio's disappearance from 2008? I remember reading about how thi... ...Read More
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