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Elena De La Cruz Missing Person Case

Last seen in Morris Heights, New York on Jul 10, 2021

Victim Details

Sep 22, 2021

Apr 25, 2023

Elena

De La Cruz

67

62

63 inches

100 lbs

110 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Female

Jul 10, 2021

Morris Heights

New York

Bronx County

10453

No

107557

New York City Police Department - Missing Persons Squad

New York

New York

New York County

10039

2770 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, New York

2126947781

Local

Law Enforcement

KNMP21-4696

New York City Police Department - Missing Persons Squad

5363

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/16/2026


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Elena De-La-Cruz, a 62-year-old woman from Morris Heights, Bronx, New York, went missing on the night of July 10, 2021. De-La-Cruz, a mother and grandmother who had recently battled cancer, was last seen around 11:30 PM after leaving her apartment on Grand Avenue. She was heading to a nearby deli to purchase snacks, a routine she often enjoyed. Despite being captured on surveillance cameras leaving her building, Elena never returned home, and her family grew concerned when they couldn't con ...
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    Has anyone come across more details about Elena's usual route to the deli? I can't help but think th... ...Read More
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