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Valerio Almazan Rivas Missing Person Case

Last seen in Lukeville, Arizona on Jul 30, 2011

Victim Details

Jul 30, 2012

Jul 24, 2023

Valerio

Almazan Rivas

36

21

63 inches

64 inches

140 lbs

150 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Male

Jul 30, 2011

Lukeville

Arizona

Pima County

5071

Pima County Medical Examiner's Office

Tucson

Arizona

Pima County

85714

2825 East District Street, Arizona

5207248600

County

Medical Examiner

FSC MPR 1909

2011-08-25

Pima County Medical Examiner's Office

Black

Brown

Brown

08/18/2026


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In the vast and often unforgiving landscape of the Arizona desert, the story of Valerio Almazan Rivas's disappearance unfolds. On July 30, 2011, at the age of 21, the young Hispanic male was last seen in the vicinity of Lukeville, a small community on the U.S.-Mexico border in Pima County. His last known movements were in the harsh terrain north of Los Vidrios, Sonora, Mexico, as he attempted to cross into the United States. The Pima County Medical Examiner's Office officially took on ...
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Last Seen: Jul 30, 2011

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