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Cherie Hernandez-Archuleta, a 14-year-old girl, went missing from Lake Oswego, Oregon, on April 6, 2020. Cherie was reported missing after she left and did not return by her scheduled time. Very little information has been made public about the circumstances surrounding her disappearance, and media coverage of her case has been limited.

Cherie had a history of running away, possibly from group homes or state care, which has made it difficult to track her movements. Her case is listed in ...Read More
Last Seen: Apr 06, 2020

Victim Details

May 12, 2020

Nov 03, 2023

Cherie

Hernandez-Archuleta

19

14

63 inches

120 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Female

In the spring of 2020, a sense of unease settled over a family in Lake Oswego, Oregon, when 14-year-old Cherie S. Angel Hernandez-Archuleta vanished. On April 6, 2020, the Hispanic female teenager was last seen in the Clackamas County city. At the time of her disappearance, she was described as being 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighing approximately 120 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. The last time she was seen, she was wearing a blue Champion sweatshirt, gray Champion sweatpants, and white tennis shoes. Her disappearance began after she left her residence and did not come back at her scheduled time, a circumstance that prompted her family to report her missing that same day. The circumstances surrounding Cherie's disappearance remain sparse, with the primary detail being that she did not return home as expected. The Lake Oswego Police Department opened an investigation into her case, logging it under the agency case number 20-2466. Information was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) about a month later, on May 12, 2020, to broaden the search and appeal for public assistance. The case file, MP69327, notes her as a missing person from Lake Oswego. Despite these efforts, public information regarding the investigation's progress or any potential leads has been limited. The case of Cherie Hernandez-Archuleta is one that continues to leave a family without answers. As time passes, the lack of resolution weighs heavily on those who know and love her. Her case is an open and active investigation, with law enforcement presumably continuing to seek information that might lead to her whereabouts. The overview of the case is one of a young teenager who went missing under unsettlingly quiet circumstances, a departure from the everyday that became a lasting and painful mystery. The official record stands as it was reported: a 14-year-old girl left home and did not return, leaving a void in the lives of her loved ones.

Apr 06, 2020

Lake Oswego

Oregon

Clackamas County

97034

No

82054

Lake Oswego Police Department

Lake Oswego

Oregon

Clackamas County

97034

Jay Slezak

Detective

380 A Avenue, Oregon

5036350238

Local

Law Enforcement

20-2466

2020-04-06

Lake Oswego Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

05/23/2026


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