Eldy Lopez Perez Missing Person Case

Jul 12, 2018

Oct 23, 2019

Eldy

Lopez Perez

32

24

60 inches

120 lbs

130 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

On May 11, 2018, 24-year-old Eldy Yojana Lopez Perez vanished from the vast and rugged landscape of the Tohono O'odham Nation Reservation in southern Arizona. Of Hispanic/Latino and White/Caucasian descent, Eldy was last known to be traveling on foot through the desert. Standing at five feet tall and weighing between 120 and 130 pounds, she has black hair and brown eyes. The circumstances surrounding how she came to be alone in the desert remain unclear, and no one has reported hearing from her since that day. The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is handling the investigation into her disappearance. Distinctive physical characteristics have been noted in the effort to locate her. Eldy has pierced ears and was known to be missing multiple upper teeth, for which she had a dental implant. These details, while personal, are crucial pieces of information for identification. Her case was officially entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) on July 12, 2018, assigning her the case number MP51106. DNA samples from her brother and cousin have been submitted to aid in potential identification efforts. The case of Eldy Lopez Perez is a story with an unsettling lack of information. She was last seen in an unknown location within the expansive Tohono O'odham Nation, a reservation that spans a significant portion of the Sonoran Desert. The report of her disappearance simply states she was on foot and has not been heard from since. This absence of detail leaves her family and investigators with a painful void and few leads to follow. The overview of her case highlights a person who seemingly walked into the desert and disappeared without a trace, a scenario that unfortunately is not uncommon in this region, leaving a family to wait and hope for answers.

May 11, 2018

Tohono OOdham Nation

Arizona

Pima County

39089

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office

Phoenix

Arizona

Maricopa County

85003

Kristina Hiers

Homicide Detective/ Deputy Sheriff

550 West Jackson Street, Arizona

6028761000

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.mcso.org/

18-020615

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office

na

Black

Brown

Brown

08/08/2026