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Case Description

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Summary based on the NamUs case record (CP999655691) and 6 other sources
Elvia Cruz Ortiz, a 22-year-old Hispanic female, was last seen on October 23, 1985, in Los Angeles, California. At the time of her disappearance, she stood at 5 feet tall and weighed 125 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. She has a scar on her right leg. Ortiz was last seen wearing a sleeveless black shirt, a short black skirt, dark-colored nylons, and black high heels. She was also wearing a gold ring with a stone on her right ring finger and may have had on a white garter belt.

Ortiz had given birth in February of 1985, just eight months before she went missing, and it is believed she may have been pregnant again at the time of her disappearance. The circumstances surrounding her vanishing are limited, with reports indicating she was last seen at her home in Los Angeles. Few other details about the specific events of that day have been made publicly available.

The Los Angeles Police Department's Missing Persons Unit is the investigating agency in Ortiz's case. Despite the passage of time, her case remains unsolved, and there is little public information regarding any leads, theories, or persons of interest in the investigation. Online databases that track missing person cases offer limited information, and one source indicates that her case was eventually closed, though no specific reasons or resolutions have been provided.

Last Seen: Oct 23, 1985