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Stephen Penta Missing Person Case

Last seen in Santa Cruz, California on Aug 01, 1975

Victim Details

Feb 24, 2026

Feb 26, 2026

Stephen

Penta

77

26

72 inches

185 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Aug 01, 1975

Santa Cruz

California

Santa Cruz County

95060

No

188542

Santa Cruz Police Department

Santa Cruz

California

Santa Cruz County

95060

Michael Hedley

Cold Case Investigator

155 Center Street, California

8314205800

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.cityofsantacruz.com/government/city-departments/police

25S-06691

2025-12-16

Santa Cruz Police Department

Red/Auburn

Unknown

Unknown

07/18/2026


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Stephen Douglas Penta is listed in NamUs as a 26-year-old white man who was last seen in Santa Cruz, California, on August 1, 1975. The publicly available record describes him as about 6 feet tall and about 185 pounds, with red or auburn hair, while his eye color is listed as unknown. The case is now published in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, the federal clearinghouse used to support long-term missing person investigations across the United States.

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Last Seen: Aug 01, 1975

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  • Missing Person / NamUs #MP155863
  • CA - Stephen Douglas Penta, 26, Santa Cruz, 1 Aug 1975

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