Jessica Pablo Missing Person Case

Jul 14, 2026

Jul 15, 2026

Jessica

Pablo

32

31

65 inches

67 inches

165 lbs

190 lbs

American Indian / Alaska Native

Female

In the spring of 2025, the family of Jessica Dawn Pablo, a 31-year-old woman from the Gila River Indian Community, grew deeply worried. Although she was officially reported to the Gila River Police Department as a missing person on May 9, 2025, her loved ones had not seen or heard from her for three to four months prior to that date. This prolonged and uncharacteristic silence was the source of their concern. Jessica, who also goes by the nickname "Chicca," was last known to be in Laveen Village, within Maricopa County, Arizona. At the time she went missing, she was described as a Native American female with long black hair and brown eyes, standing between 5 feet 5 inches and 5 feet 7 inches tall, and weighing between 165 and 190 pounds. The circumstances surrounding Jessica's disappearance remain uncertain. Her family conveyed to law enforcement their belief that she may have been experiencing homelessness. They thought she might have been staying with a male partner somewhere near Gila Crossing Boulevard, though they did not know the man's name or his exact address, complicating the investigation. The report of her disappearance was prompted entirely by the fact that it was highly unusual for her to fall out of contact with her family for such an extended period. Jessica has several distinguishing physical features, including tattoos of a "man in the maze" on her lower back and another tattoo on her forearm. The case of Jessica Pablo is that of a vulnerable adult who vanished from her community on tribal lands without a clear timeline. The investigation, led by the Gila River Police Department, began with limited information, relying on her family's account of her last known potential situation. The central elements of her case are the sudden and complete loss of communication, which her family insists was out of character, and the belief that she was in a transient state, possibly with an unidentified individual, at the time she was last in contact. Her community and family continue to hope for answers regarding her whereabouts and well-being.

May 09, 2025

Laveen

Arizona

Maricopa County

85339

Yes

198636

Gila River Police Department

Sacaton

Arizona

Pinal County

85147

639 West Seed Farm Road, Arizona

5205624511

Tribal

Law Enforcement

https://www.gricsafety.org/gila-river-police-department

250509-01870

2025-05-09

Gila River Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

08/29/2026