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Juan Lopez Vail Missing Person Case

Last seen in Unknown, Arizona on Sep 01, 2009

Victim Details

Jul 30, 2012

Aug 12, 2020

Juan

Lopez Vail

54

38

60 inches

62 inches

100 lbs

300 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Male

Sep 01, 2009

Unknown

Arizona

Pima County

4716

Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner

Tucson

Arizona

,

FSC MPR 977

2009-10-23

Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner

Black

Brown

Brown

08/28/2026


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In the vast and unforgiving landscape of the Arizona desert, a story of uncertainty and concern began to unfold in the late summer of 2009. A 38-year-old man, Juan Lopez Vail, found himself in a dire situation on September 1st of that year. Those who were with him stated that due to his inability to continue their journey on foot, the difficult decision was made to leave him behind. At the time he went missing, Juan, a Hispanic/Latino male, was also known to use the name Francisco Ruiz Lucero. H ...
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