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Timothy Benally Missing Person Case

Last seen in Mesa, Arizona on Jan 01, 1992

Victim Details

May 21, 2026

May 21, 2026

Timothy

Benally

68

34

70 inches

74 inches

200 lbs

300 lbs

American Indian / Alaska Native

Male

Jan 01, 1992

Mesa

Arizona

Maricopa County

No

195440

Chandler Police Department

Chandler

Arizona

Maricopa County

85225

Adam Hayes

Detective

250 East Chicago Street, Arizona

4807824000

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.chandlerpd.com/

2026-12197

2026-01-26

Chandler Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

07/21/2026


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In the summer of 1992, 34-year-old Timothy Lee Benally, a member of the Navajo Nation and a U.S. Navy veteran, left his wife's family home on the Navajo Nation and was never seen or heard from by his family again. The circumstances surrounding his departure remain unclear, leaving his loved ones with unanswered questions that have stretched across decades. At the time of his disappearance, he was described as being between 5'10" and 6'2" tall, weighing between 200 and 30 ...
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Last Seen: Jan 01, 1992

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