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Gustavo Cruz Missing Person Case

Last seen in Des Moines, Iowa on Apr 01, 2008

Victim Details

Aug 11, 2012

Oct 27, 2022

Gustavo

Cruz

49

31

68 inches

180 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Apr 01, 2008

Des Moines

Iowa

Polk County

12154

Des Moines Police Department

Des Moines

Iowa

Polk County

50309

Darren Cornwell

Sgt

25 East 1st Street, Iowa

5152834864

Local

Law Enforcement

2008-33225

Des Moines Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

Yes

08/16/2026


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In the spring of 2008, a family's life was turned upside down when 31-year-old Gustavo Beranza Cruz vanished. He was last seen in Des Moines, Iowa, on the first of April, a day that would mark the beginning of a long and painful period of uncertainty for his loved ones. At the time of his disappearance, Gustavo was described as a man with black hair and brown eyes, standing five feet eight inches tall and weighing approximately 180 pounds. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance wer ...
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Last Seen: Apr 01, 2008

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