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Ricardo Montoya Missing Person Case

Last seen in Columbus, New Mexico on Jul 21, 2019

Victim Details

Created

Oct 12, 2023

Case Added

Oct 12, 2023

Firstname

Ricardo

Lastname

Montoya

Current Age

Age At Disappearance

Height

72 inches

Weight

160 lbs

Ethnicity

Hispanic / Latino

Gender

Male

Last Seen

Jul 21, 2019

City

Columbus

State

New Mexico

County

Luna County

Zip Code

Columbus

Tribal Land

Agency ID

130619

Agency Name

Luna County Sheriff's Office

Agency City

Deming

Agency State

New Mexico

Agency County

Luna County

Agency Zip Code

88030

Agency Contact

Michael Brown

Contact Job Title

Captain

Agency Address

2462 J Street Southeast, New Mexico

Agency Phone

5755462655

Agency Jurisdiction

County

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Website

http://www.lunacountynm.us/government/sheriff_s_department/index.php

Agency Case #

LCSR19001365

Agency Report Date

2019-07-31

Primary Agency

Luna County Sheriff's Office

Hair Color

Brown

Left Eye Color

Brown

Right Eye Color

Brown

Solved

Yes

Last Updated

07/07/2026

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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 ...

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Last Seen: Jul 21, 2019

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Ricardo Montoya Missing Person Case

Last seen in Columbus, New Mexico on Jul 21, 2019

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