Julius Lane Largo, a 29-year-old Diné father of three from Waterflow, New Mexico, vanished on the evening of 25 November 2024. Witnesses last spotted him between mile-markers 9 and 10 on Navajo Route 36 near Morgan Lake, just south-west of Fruitland. He was reportedly walking eastbound and dressed in a gray sweater with red lettering, blue jeans, red shoes, and a brown cap bearing a longhorn logo.
Largo stands 5′ 8″, weighs about 184 lbs, has brown hair and eyes, a “Largo” tattoo on his right forearm, a scar on his left elbow, and visible facial abrasions noted the day he disappeared. His case was entered into the National Crime Information Center and is being handled by the Navajo Police Department’s Shiprock District. 
Family members say the hours before Julius left were turbulent. According to his sister Danielle Werito, she picked him up earlier that day and noticed bruising and fresh scrapes on both sides of his face following what he described as a fight with a friend. Their final exchange was affectionate—he thanked her for her help and said he loved her before stepping outside; moments later he was gone. A neighbor later saw him walking on the highway between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m., and he has not been heard from since.
Search efforts began almost immediately. Navajo Police officers, relatives, and volunteers canvassed both sides of Route 36 and surrounding desert terrain on foot, horseback, ATVs, and with drones. The nonprofit 4Corners K-9 Search and Rescue joined the operation after founder Bernadine Beyale was contacted by Largo’s overwhelmed sister. Family members established a GoFundMe campaign to cover fuel, food, and other expenses for ongoing searches, vowing “we aren’t giving up until we have my brother home.”
By early 2025, the investigation had yielded few solid leads. KOAT-TV reported that holidays passed without news, deepening the family’s anguish and fueling renewed public pleas for information. Advocates have also highlighted Largo’s disappearance when critiquing New Mexico’s statewide portal for missing Indigenous people, noting that cases like his often lack photographs and detailed updates, hampering community assistance. Anyone with information is urged to call the Navajo Police Shiprock District at 505-368-1350.
Last Seen: Nov 25, 2024
