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In the summer of 2007, a heart-wrenching story began to unfold in Portland, Oregon, involving a three-year-old boy named Jesus Merino-Mendoza. On July 26, 2007, young Jesus, a Hispanic male with brown hair and brown eyes, vanished from his familiar surroundings. At the time of his disappearance, he was a small child, standing at three feet tall and weighing about 30 pounds. A notable characteristic was a faint, V-shaped birthmark on his forehead. When he was last seen, he was dressed for the sum ...Read More
Last Seen: Jul 26, 2007

Victim Details

Jul 08, 2013

Jan 05, 2024

Jesus

Merino-mendoza

20

3

36 inches

30 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Male

Jul 26, 2007

Portland

Oregon

Multnomah County

No

28872

Portland Police Bureau

Portland

Oregon

Multnomah County

97204

Heidi Helwig

Detective

1111 Southwest 2nd Avenue, Oregon

5038230400

Local

Law Enforcement

07-63880

2007-07-26

Portland Police Bureau

Brown

Brown

Brown

06/22/2026


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