John Hartenfeld

Missing
Case Description
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On August 2, 1996, 46-year-old John C. Hartenfeld embarked on a solo fishing trip to northern New Mexico or southern Colorado. He was last seen driving his beige or gray 1996 Toyota 4-Runner with New Mexico license plate 724-HYX. When he failed to return as expected, his family reported him missing.

In the days following his disappearance, there were unconfirmed sightings of Hartenfeld. A waitress at Casa Valdez in Taos reported serving a man matching his description on August 5, who m ...Read More
Last Seen: Aug 02, 1996
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    Victim Details

    Aug 22, 2024

    Nov 04, 2024

    John

    Hartenfeld

    74

    46

    72 inches

    200 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Male

    Aug 02, 1996

    Raton

    New Mexico

    Colfax County

    No

    155105

    New Mexico State Police

    Santa Fe

    New Mexico

    Santa Fe County

    87507

    4491 Cerrillos Road, New Mexico

    5058279300

    State

    Law Enforcement

    https://www.sp.nm.gov/

    96-5747

    New Mexico State Police

    Brown

    Hazel

    Hazel

    11/08/2024


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    Forum Posts (3)
    Has anyone heard if any charges have been filed in the John Hartenfeld case? I've been following the... ...Read More
    05/29/2024
    Attention all residents of Raton, New Mexico,
    I regret to inform you that John Hartenfeld has gon... ...Read More
    11/04/2023
    I am currently writing a story on the murder of John Hartenfeld and am reaching out to this forum fo... ...Read More
    03/06/2023
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