Marco Ortega is a Hispanic teenage boy who was 16 years old when he went missing from Chatsworth, California. Publicly available case summaries describe his disappearance as an endangered runaway situation, and note that he has not been heard from since he was last seen. Very few details about what led up to his disappearance have been released publicly, which can make it especially difficult for families and communities to keep leads moving forward over time.
Marco is described as having brown hair and brown eyes, standing about 5'8" and weighing around 150 pounds. One distinguishing feature repeatedly noted in online case listings is that his nose is pierced. The clothing description shared in public postings indicates he was wearing a gray shirt and black sweatpants when he disappeared.
Online listings also indicate that age-progression imagery has been produced and circulated to help the public recognize what he might look like as time passes. These kinds of updates are commonly used in long-term missing youth cases to support renewed attention and tip generation, especially when there are limited details about the circumstances of the disappearance.
The investigating agency identified in publicly available case information is the Los Angeles Police Department, with a published contact number for tips and information. National missing-children outreach has also been associated with his case in online summaries, reflecting the broader practice of distributing missing-person posters and coordinating tip intake through national channels. If someone believes they have information, even something that feels small or uncertain, reporting it to law enforcement can help investigators piece together timelines, sightings, and patterns.
One point of uncertainty in public records is that a California Department of Justice webpage that appears to have been associated with his entry currently returns a “record was not found” message, which does not, by itself, confirm any resolution and may reflect changes to public listings or record availability. In the online sources reviewed here, no definitive public statement was located confirming that Marco has been found.Last Seen: May 7, 2018
