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Aurelio Contreras Quintero Missing Person Case

Last seen in Lukeville, Arizona on Jul 15, 2012

Victim Details

Nov 02, 2012

Mar 15, 2016

Aurelio

Contreras Quintero

48

34

62 inches

64 inches

100 lbs

300 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Male

Jul 15, 2012

Lukeville

Arizona

Pima County

5195

Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner

Tucson

Arizona

,

FSC MPR # 2034

2012-07-24

Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner

Brown

Brown

Brown

08/26/2026


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In the vast and often unforgiving landscape of the Sonoran Desert, the story of Aurelio Contreras Quintero's disappearance began on July 15, 2012. At the age of 34, Aurelio, a Hispanic male, was on a journey that would lead him to the U.S.-Mexico border near the small community of Lukeville, Arizona, in Pima County. It was in this remote and challenging environment that he was last seen, a place where countless stories of hope and hardship intersect. He stood between 62 and 64 inches tall, ...
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Last Seen: Jul 15, 2012

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