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Kimberly Varela Missing Person Case

Last seen in Kingman, Arizona on Dec 31, 2002

Victim Details

Created

Aug 08, 2011

Case Added

Jan 12, 2024

Firstname

Kimberly

Lastname

Varela

Current Age

Age At Disappearance

Height

69 inches

Weight

140 lbs

Ethnicity

White / Caucasian

Gender

Female

Last Seen

Dec 31, 2002

City

Kingman

State

Arizona

County

Mohave County

Zip Code

86401

Agency ID

10572

Agency Name

Mohave County Sheriff's Office

Agency City

Kingman

Agency State

Arizona

Agency County

Mohave County

Agency Zip Code

86401

Agency Contact

Randy Apfel

Contact Job Title

Detective

Agency Address

600 West Beale Street, Arizona

Agency Phone

8005224312

Agency Jurisdiction

County

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Case #

2003-000557

Agency Report Date

2003-01-06

Primary Agency

Mohave County Sheriff's Office

Hair Color

Brown

Left Eye Color

Brown

Right Eye Color

Brown

Last Updated

08/07/2026

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Case Description

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Varela's mother reported her missing in January 2003. She'd last seen her daughter three months earlier, in September, when Varela and her boyfriend visited her mother in Las Vegas, Nevada. Varela and her boyfriend lived together on Willow Creek Ranch Road, thirty miles east of Kingman, Arizona.

Varela's boyfriend's house was foreclosed in January 2003 and purchased by someone else. The property's new owner found bullet holes in the residence, but when the polic ...

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Last Seen: Dec 31, 2002

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Kimberly Varela Missing Person Case

Last seen in Kingman, Arizona on Dec 31, 2002

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