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Hector Matute-romero Missing Person Case

Last seen in Durham, North Carolina on Aug 16, 2021

Victim Details

Oct 15, 2021

Oct 15, 2021

Hector

Matute-romero

26

22

69 inches

150 lbs

160 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Male

Aug 16, 2021

Durham

North Carolina

Durham County

27703

No

108230

Durham Police Department

Durham

North Carolina

Durham County

27701

Gregory Novotny

Police Corporal

602 East Main Street, North Carolina

9195604600

County

Law Enforcement

http://durhamnc.gov/149/Police-Department

21-027151

2021-08-16

Durham Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

07/26/2026


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In the summer of 2021, a night out in east Durham, North Carolina, took a bewildering turn, leaving a family with unanswered questions and a community with a lingering sense of unease. On August 16, 22-year-old Hector David Matute-Romero was visiting an establishment on Junction Road. It was a seemingly ordinary evening that would become the last time he was seen. At some point, someone reportedly told Hector to come outside the establishment, and he complied. From that moment, he vanished, leav ...
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Last Seen: Aug 16, 2021

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    Has anyone else read about the Matute-Romero case? There's something about that area around Junction... ...Read More
    11/04/2024
    Has anyone else been looking into the disappearance of Mr. Matute-Romero, aka "Coostom," from Durham... ...Read More
    05/04/2024
    Hey everyone, I’ve been following the Matute-Romero disappearance case and something keeps bugging... ...Read More
    05/31/2023
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