In the early spring of 2019, 41-year-old Male Tyrannus White, a Native American man, vanished from Gallup, New Mexico, leaving his family engulfed in a state of uncertainty and profound concern. On March 9, 2019, he was reportedly meeting his on-again, off-again girlfriend, Eugena "Gena" Martinez, at the Red Roof Inn on the east side of Gallup. This planned meeting would be the last time he was reportedly seen.
Both he and Eugena, who were members of the Navajo Nation, disappeared under circumstances that have since been a source of anguish and speculation for their loved ones. The days leading up to their disappearance were marked by a sense of unease, with Eugena's final social media posts suggesting some form of personal turmoil. After March 9th, all activity on her normally active Facebook accounts ceased abruptly.
The initial investigation into their disappearance was complicated by conflicting information regarding their last known whereabouts. While the widely reported date of their disappearance is March 9th, with Eugena being dropped off at a Taco Bell to meet Tyrannus at the nearby Red Roof Inn, another account from the Gallup Police Department suggested a different timeline. An article in the Gallup Sun cited a police lieutenant who stated Eugena was last seen in February 2019 at a McDonald's, and that Tyrannus had reportedly picked her up on March 11th. This discrepancy created confusion and added layers of complexity to the efforts to trace their final movements. Despite the uncertainty, law enforcement entered both individuals into the FBI's National Crime Information Center database and attempted to ping their cell phones, but these efforts yielded no immediate answers. For months after his disappearance, family members continued to call Tyrannus's phone, which would ring without an answer, offering a flicker of hope that was eventually extinguished when the phone went dead.
The case took a tragic turn when Eugena Martinez's body was recovered at an unspecified date. Details about the location and circumstances of her death have not been publicly released. This devastating discovery confirmed the worst fears for Eugena's family and deepened the mystery surrounding the fate of Tyrannus White. He has not been found, and his disappearance remains an active missing person case. Tyrannus is described as being 5'8" and weighing between 160 and 170 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He has several distinctive tattoos, including an eyeball on his upper arm, the names of his children, "Rayven" and "Tayven," on his arms, feathers and Navajo baskets on his chest, and the surname "White" across his back. At the time of his disappearance, he was believed to be wearing a red, gray, and black Chicago Bulls jacket, black pants, and a black Bulls cap. The lack of resolution in Tyrannus White's case highlights the ongoing crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people, leaving a family to grapple with the pain of not knowing what happened to their loved one and the hope that he will one day be found.Last Seen: Mar 9, 2019
