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Maria Pomona Cruz Estrada, a 66-year-old woman, went missing on June 7, 2008, while hiking in the Mojave National Preserve, approximately 40 miles northwest of Needles, California. She was hiking with a 64-year-old male companion, and the two separated at a fork in the trail, each searching for the vehicle they believed was in different locations. Maria was last seen around 6:00 p.m. in a ravine west of Fort Piute but never arrived at their designated meeting spot.

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Last Seen: Jun 07, 2008
Victim Details

Apr 29, 2011

Jan 12, 2024

Maria

Estrada

82

66

63 inches

128 lbs

Asian

Female

Jun 07, 2008

Nipton

California

San Bernardino County

92364

168

10104

San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department- Needles Patrol Station

Needles

California

San Bernardino County

92363

1111 Bailey Avenue, California

7603269200

County

Law Enforcement

100800158

San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department- Needles Patrol Station

Black

Brown

Brown

11/26/2025


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