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In the spring of 2020, a time of growing uncertainty across the world, one family's world was irrevocably altered by a personal crisis. On April 6, 2020, 36-year-old John Cates was seen for the last time in the small city of Tucumcari, New Mexico. Details surrounding the specific circumstances of his disappearance remain scarce, leaving a void of information for those who knew him. In the days and weeks that followed, what was initially concern grew into a prolonged and agonizing wait for answer ...Read More
Last Seen: Apr 06, 2020

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Victim Details

May 12, 2020

Jul 15, 2021

John

Cates

40

36

67 inches

160 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Apr 06, 2020

Tucumcari

New Mexico

Quay County

No

82018

New Mexico State Police

Tucumcari

New Mexico

Quay County

88401

3024 South 2nd Street, New Mexico

5754613300

State

Law Enforcement

https://www.sp.nm.gov/

NMSPR2004361

New Mexico State Police

7456

Red/Auburn

Brown

Brown

05/30/2026


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