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Melanie Benavides Missing Person Case

Last seen in Hialeah, Florida on Jan 24, 2020

Victim Details

Jun 01, 2020

Oct 30, 2020

Melanie

Benavides

20

14

65 inches

130 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Female

Jan 24, 2020

Hialeah

Florida

Miami-Dade County

Unknown

83491

Hialeah Police Department

Hialeah

Florida

Miami-Dade County

33013

Roger Garcia

Detective

5555 East 8 Avenue, Florida

3059535200

Local

Law Enforcement

2020002448

Hialeah Police Department

na

Black

Brown

Brown

07/24/2026


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Melanie Benavides, a 14-year-old girl, went missing from Hialeah, Florida, on January 24, 2020. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance remain unclear, and her case is still unsolved. At the time she went missing, Melanie was listed in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), where minimal details were provided, with an emphasis on her age and the urgency of the case. There have been no significant updates or breakthroughs since her disappearance.

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Last Seen: Jan 24, 2020

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  • Missing Person / NamUs #MP70143 - Office of Justice Programs
  • Melanie M. Benavides went... - Missing People In America - Facebook
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    Has anyone else noticed how NamUs entries sometimes lack significant details? I was looking into Mel... ...Read More
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