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In the summer of 2019, the quiet border town of Columbus, New Mexico, became the backdrop for a troubling disappearance that would leave a family searching for answers for years to come. Ricardo Esnael Montoya, a 23-year-old man known to some by the nickname 'Apache', was last seen at his home on the afternoon of July 21, 2019. Information provided to the Luna County Sheriff's Office suggests that he may have been picked up at a local grocery store and taken across the border into Mexico. Since ...Read More
Last Seen: Jul 21, 2019

Victim Details

Oct 12, 2023

Oct 12, 2023

Ricardo

Montoya

28

23

72 inches

160 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Male

Jul 21, 2019

Columbus

New Mexico

Luna County

Columbus

No

130619

Luna County Sheriff's Office

Deming

New Mexico

Luna County

88030

Michael Brown

Captain

2462 J Street Southeast, New Mexico

5755462655

County

Law Enforcement

LCSR19001365

2019-07-31

Luna County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Brown

Brown

Yes

05/24/2026


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