Gilberto Victoriano Tiul Botzoc, a male whose current National Center for Missing & Exploited Children profile lists him as 20 years old, was reported missing from Glendale, Arizona, with an official missing date of August 22, 2021. Publicly available information about the circumstances of his disappearance is unusually limited, leaving few details about what happened before he vanished, where in Glendale he was last known to be, or who may have seen or spoken with him around the time he
disappeared. The NCMEC record identifies the Glendale Police Department as the law-enforcement agency handling the case and lists the disappearance under NCMEC case number 1429084 and NCIC number M676407288. The current federal missing-child listing does not state that Gilberto has been recovered, and he continues to appear in the national missing-person system.
One potentially important identifying detail released publicly is that Gilberto may use a slightly different version of his surname, “Tiul Boztec.” That alternate spelling could matter because a person encountering his name through employment, housing, travel, school, medical, immigration, or other records might not immediately realize that the spelling refers to the same missing person. A photograph of Gilberto has also been distributed through NCMEC as part of the effort to obtain information from the public. Beyond those identifying details, authorities have released very little about the circumstances surrounding his disappearance. The publicly available NCMEC profile does not provide a detailed account of his activities before he went missing, the people he may have been with, his intended destination, the clothing he was wearing, or whether investigators believe he left Glendale voluntarily or under other circumstances. That absence of information means there is no responsible basis to speculate about why he disappeared or what may have happened to him.
Years after Gilberto was reported missing, the appeal for information continues. Anyone who recognizes him, remembers encountering someone using either the Tiul Botzoc or Tiul Boztec surname, or has information connected to his disappearance is directed to contact the Glendale Police Department at 623-930-3000. Information can also be provided through the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s 24-hour call center at 1-800-843-5678. Even information that appeared insignificant when Gilberto disappeared could become meaningful when compared with records or other information obtained during the investigation. At its heart, Gilberto’s case is the story of a young man who was reported missing from Glendale on August 22, 2021, and whose disappearance remains surrounded by very few publicly released details. His photograph and alternate surname remain among the principal pieces of information available to the public, while investigators continue to rely on someone recognizing his name, his face, or circumstances connected to his disappearance and finally providing the information needed to determine where Gilberto went and what happened to him.Last Seen: Aug 22, 2021
