Desiree Sue Yazzie, a 43-year-old American Indian/Alaska Native woman from Phoenix, Arizona, was reported missing after she was last known to have been in Phoenix on June 26, 2026. Publicly available information identifies the Phoenix Police Department as the investigating agency, with the disappearance reported to police on June 30, 2026. Yazzie was described as approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall and about 150 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
Her disappearance became the subject of a public missing-person appeal shared online in August 2026, where people expressed hope that she would be located safely and reunited with those who knew her.
According to the publicly available case information, Yazzie left her residence and did not return. The circumstances described in the case record are limited, but indicate that there had been no communication with known friends and family after she disappeared. No specific explanation for why she left, where she intended to go, or what may have happened after she departed has been publicly established in the sources located. The information available online therefore leaves important portions of the timeline unclear, including the precise circumstances surrounding her last known contact and the events between her departure and the eventual resolution of the case. Public records also identify a Phoenix Police Department detective as the listed investigative contact, reflecting that law enforcement was responsible for the investigation.
The missing-person information also provided details intended to help members of the public recognize Yazzie. At the time she was reported missing, she was described as wearing a white T-shirt, black leggings or pants, a black long-sleeved sweater, and a white cap decorated with pink and red flowers. She was also reportedly carrying a small black backpack and a small pink suitcase. These details, together with her physical description, were significant identifying information in the public appeal. Online records separately identify a 43-year-old Desiree Sue Yazzie associated with Phoenix, while caution is warranted because searches for the name produce records concerning several different people named Desiree Yazzie.
The case has since been resolved, and official case information reports that Yazzie was found alive. That resolution changes the nature of the case from an active search for a missing person to a closed or archived matter concerning an individual who was ultimately located safely. Publicly accessible reporting located for this synopsis does not provide a detailed account of when or where she was found, the circumstances that led to her being located, why she had been out of contact, or whether additional information about the disappearance was released by investigators. Consequently, the publicly documented story remains limited: Yazzie disappeared after leaving her Phoenix residence, communication with friends and family ceased, law enforcement investigated her disappearance, a public appeal sought information about her whereabouts, and the case was ultimately resolved with her being found alive. Overall, the case of Desiree Sue Yazzie is a Phoenix missing-person investigation involving a 43-year-old Native American woman whose unexplained absence prompted concern among those who knew her and a law-enforcement search, but whose eventual safe recovery brought the case to a resolution even though substantial details about both the disappearance and recovery have not been publicly disclosed.Last Seen: Jun 26, 2026
