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Maria Guartazaca Tacuri Missing Person Case

Last seen in Tucson or Casa Grande, Arizona on Nov 09, 2011

Victim Details

Jul 30, 2012

Jul 24, 2023

Maria

Guartazaca Tacuri

52

38

59 inches

61 inches

135 lbs

145 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Female

Nov 09, 2011

Tucson or Casa Grande

Arizona

Pima County

5110

Pima County Medical Examiner's Office

Tucson

Arizona

Pima County

85714

2825 East District Street, Arizona

5207248600

County

Medical Examiner

FSC MPR 1321

2012-01-20

Pima County Medical Examiner's Office

Black

Black

Brown

07/14/2026


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Guartazaca Tacuri was last seen on November 9, 2011. She was crossing the U.S./Mexico border illegally with a group of migrants at the time; she planned to join her husband, who had been in the United States for ten years.

According to her companions, Guartazaca Tacuri had not eaten in three days, and when the authorities appeared, everyone scattered and she was left behind. This was somewhere between Tucson and Casa Grande, Arizona. She has never been heard from again.

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Last Seen: Nov 09, 2011

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