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Maria Pahl Missing Person Case

Last seen in El Paso, Texas on Aug 01, 1980

Victim Details

Jan 04, 2012

Mar 01, 2021

Maria

Pahl

81

35

49 inches

60 inches

100 lbs

140 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Aug 01, 1980

El Paso

Texas

El Paso County

2457

El Paso County Sheriff's Office

El Paso

Texas

El Paso County

79938

James Belknap

Sergeant

3850 Justice Drive, Texas

9155382217

County

Law Enforcement

http://www.epcounty.com/sheriff/

00-M08025

2000-11-03

El Paso County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/24/2026


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Maria De Lourdes Pahl, a 35-year-old mother of six, was last seen on August 1, 1980, in Vinton, Texas, a small town near El Paso. That day, she had an argument with her husband and left her home, stating that she was going to take a bus to Anthony, New Mexico, to buy groceries. She never returned. At the time, Maria did not have a driver's license, and her eldest daughter, who was away, returned home to care for her younger siblings, one of whom was less than a year old.

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Last Seen: Aug 01, 1980

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