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Francisco Sanudo Casteneda Missing Person Case

Last seen in Ajo, Arizona on Jul 14, 2013

Victim Details

Mar 24, 2023

Mar 24, 2023

Francisco

Sanudo Casteneda

47

34

63 inches

180 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Male

Jul 14, 2013

Ajo

Arizona

Pima County

No

124096

Phoenix Police Department

Phoenix

Arizona

Maricopa County

85004

Daniel Nonnemacher

Detective

2120 North Central Avenue, Arizona

6022626151

Local

Law Enforcement

202200001247471

2022-08-19

Phoenix Police Department

3472

Black

Brown

Brown

07/14/2026


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Family reports Francisco crossed the border from Mexico into the United States with unidentified males. Francisco was possibly abandoned in the desert area near Ajo, Arizona by a "large boulder." Family advises that Francisco has one leg shorter than the other therefore believe that he became tired and stopped.
Last Seen: Jul 14, 2013

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