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Davis Cortez Missing Person Case

Last seen in Kapaa, Hawaii on Apr 15, 2000

Victim Details

Sep 14, 2011

Jul 26, 2019

Davis

Cortez

53

27

68 inches

140 lbs

Asian

Male

Apr 15, 2000

Kapaa

Hawaii

Kauai County

96746

10763

Kauai Police Department

Lihue

Hawaii

Kauai County

96766

Jessica Fletcher

Investigative Support Clerk

3990 Kaana Street, Hawaii

8082411711

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.kauai.gov/police

2000-08460

2000-04-15

Kauai Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

07/14/2026


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Davis Cortez: Accident, Murder or Voluntary Disappearance?

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In the early morning hours of April 15, 2000, 27-year-old Davis Cortez, a man known for his reliability, vanished from his overnight shift in Kapaa, Hawaii. He was working at the Amfac/JMB Lihue Plantation sugar cane processing plant, a place where he was tasked with oiling and maintaining the heavy machinery. The last confirmed sighting of Davis was between 12:30 and 1:00 a.m. He was of Filipino descent, with black hair and brown eyes. At the time he went missing, he was wearing a camouflage Ar ...
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