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Eleanor
Trujillo
66
37
65 inches
196 lbs
American Indian / Alaska Native
Female
In the winter of 1996, a 37-year-old woman named Eleanor Marie Trujillo vanished from Yakima, Washington. She was last seen on February 1st of that year. At the time of her disappearance, Eleanor was an employee at the Heritage Care Garden Center in Yakima. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance are not entirely clear, and there is limited information available about the events that led up to her going missing. It is known that she has brown hair and brown eyes. Her case is one of many that has drawn attention to the issue of missing Indigenous women. The investigation into Eleanor's disappearance was opened by the Yakima Police Department, but it was reportedly not until a year after she was last seen that she was officially reported missing. This delay has added to the difficulties in a case that already suffers from a scarcity of details. Over the years, despite efforts to find her, no significant leads have been developed. The lack of progress has been a source of ongoing pain for her family and community, who continue to hold out hope for answers. Decades have now passed since Eleanor Trujillo was last seen. Her case remains an active and open investigation with the Yakima Police Department. The search for answers is not only for Eleanor but also reflects a larger crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people that has impacted communities across Washington state and the nation. Law enforcement officials continue to ask that anyone who might have any information, regardless of how insignificant it may seem, to come forward. The case of Eleanor Trujillo is a somber reminder of a family left without closure and a community still searching for one of their own.
Feb 01, 1996
Yakima
Washington
Yakima County
No
95682
Yakima Police Department
Yakima
Washington
Yakima County
98901
200 South Third Street, Washington
5095756200
Local
Law Enforcement
97-0062
Yakima Police Department
Brown
Brown
Brown
06/15/2026
