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Omar Vargas Missing Person Case

Last seen in Douglas, Arizona on Apr 22, 1995

Victim Details

Feb 21, 2012

Oct 27, 2022

Omar

Vargas

34

3

42 inches

35 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Male

Apr 22, 1995

Douglas

Arizona

Cochise County

27979

Cochise County Sheriff's Office

Sierra Vista

Arizona

Cochise County

85635

Ursula Ritchie

Sergeant

100 Colonia De Salud, Arizona

5208033280

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.cochise.az.gov/sheriff/home

Cochise County Sheriff's Office

Black

Brown

Brown

07/07/2026


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In the Mexican border town of Agua Prieta, Sonora, 3-year-old Omar Vargas went missing.

23 years later his disappearance remains a mystery. His father, Ismael Vargas, says he can still picture his son's face.

"He looked just like his mother but his face and smile were all mine."

Ismael Vargas immigrated to the US decades ago and settled in Chandler, Arizona. That's where he met his wife Mirriam Rivera at an Evangelical Church where they later mar ...
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Last Seen: Apr 22, 1995

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