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Melchor Sanchez-pacheco Missing Person Case

Last seen in Phoenix, Arizona on Jan 21, 2017

Victim Details

Feb 23, 2022

Jan 12, 2024

Melchor

Sanchez-pacheco

24

15

63 inches

130 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Male

Jan 21, 2017

Phoenix

Arizona

Maricopa County

85007

No

112763

Phoenix Police Department

Phoenix

Arizona

Maricopa County

85004

Daniel Nonnemacher

Detective

2120 North Central Avenue, Arizona

6022626151

Local

Law Enforcement

201700000124433

2017-01-21

Phoenix Police Department

4759

Black

Brown

Brown

08/24/2026


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On a winter day in Phoenix, Arizona, January 21, 2017, a 15-year-old boy named Melchor Sanchez-Pacheco vanished. Originally from Guatemala, the young male was a refugee under the care of an Office of Refugee Resettlement Shelter. The specific details surrounding his departure from the facility are not widely available, but it is understood that he fled the shelter. At the time of his disappearance, he was described as a Hispanic male with black hair and brown eyes, standing at approximately 5 fe ...
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    I came across Melchor's case recently, and something that's been on my mind since is just how prepar... ...Read More
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