Jose Miguel Lizarraga Salazar was 27 when he was last heard from in February 2012 while crossing the Arizona desert near Sells in Pima County. He is described as White/Caucasian, 5 feet 4 inches tall, about 260 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes, a gap between his front teeth and a chickenpox scar on the side of his face. He was reportedly wearing size 38 Anchor Blue jeans, a grey sweatshirt and ostrich shoes, and was carrying a San Judas prayer card plus photos of his wife and children.

Some records list his last contact as February 20, 2012; other entries place him in the Sells area around the beginning of February. A missing report was not filed with the Tohono O’odham Nation Police Department until March 12, 2012, and the case was entered into NamUs on October 21, 2017 (agency number 120311136). The investigation is managed by the Tohono O’odham Nation Police Department and remains open.

If anyone saw Jose in or near Sells in February 2012 or has information about his movements that month, please come forward.