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Merlinda Jenkins Missing Person Case

Last seen in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Dec 24, 2004

Victim Details

Jul 09, 2013

Nov 02, 2022

Merlinda

Jenkins

78

57

64 inches

160 lbs

170 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Dec 24, 2004

Albuquerque

New Mexico

Bernalillo County

Albuquerque

13851

Albuquerque Police Department

Albuquerque

New Mexico

Bernalillo County

87102

Heather Chavez

Detective

400 Roma Avenue NW, New Mexico

5057682020

Local

Law Enforcement

http://www.cabq.gov/police

07-90189

2007-07-17

Albuquerque Police Department

Gray or Partially Gray

Brown

Brown

07/02/2026


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Merlinda Juanita Jenkins, age 57 at the time of her disappearance, was last seen in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico on December 24, 2004 . Described by official sources such as The Charley Project and The Doe Network, Jenkins stood about 5′4″ tall and weighed between 160–170 lbs, with gray or partially gray hair and brown eyes .

Her daughter reported her missing roughly six years after her disappearance; that was the first formal notification to authoritie ...
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Last Seen: Dec 24, 2004

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