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David Chavez Missing Person Case

Last seen in Chacon, New Mexico on Mar 10, 1980

Victim Details

Jan 09, 2013

Nov 01, 2019

David

Chavez

68

22

68 inches

160 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Mar 10, 1980

Chacon

New Mexico

Mora County

22385

Mora County Sheriff's Office

Mora

New Mexico

Mora County

87732

Amos Espinoza

Sheriff

PO Box Mora, New Mexico

5753872222

County

Law Enforcement

http://countyofmora.com/countysheriff

08-091497

Mora County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/07/2026


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David Chavez, a 22-year-old man from Chacon, New Mexico, was last seen on March 10, 1980. His disappearance has remained a mystery for decades, with very few details available about the circumstances surrounding the day he went missing. Despite ongoing efforts by law enforcement and his family to uncover what may have happened, there have been no significant leads or breakthroughs in the case.

At the time of his disappearance, Chavez was described as a Hispanic male with brown hair and ...
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Last Seen: Mar 10, 1980

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