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Esther Valdez Missing Person Case

Last seen in Chama, New Mexico on Sep 07, 1984

Victim Details

Apr 15, 2010

Apr 02, 2024

Esther

Valdez

58

17

59 inches

110 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Female

Sep 07, 1984

Chama

New Mexico

Rio Arriba County

87520

27019

New Mexico State Police

Española

New Mexico

Rio Arriba County

87532

1410 North Paseo De Onate, New Mexico

5057532277

State

Law Enforcement

95 23 20156

1984-09-07

New Mexico State Police

Brown

Brown

Brown

No

07/01/2026


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Esther Valdez, a 17-year-old from Chama, New Mexico, was last seen on September 7, 1984. That day, she and her best friend, Cindy Redwine, picked up their paychecks from the restaurant where they worked, drank alcohol, and visited the grave of Esther’s deceased baby sister. Esther expressed feelings of guilt about causing pain to her parents. Later that night, she arrived at Redwine’s home with an older man and invited her friend to go camping, which Redwine declined. Esther left with the ma ...
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Last Seen: Sep 07, 1984

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