Filiberto Mayo Chavez, known as Beto, was 48 when he was last seen on May 16, 2009, in Lukeville, Arizona, a remote border community. He was described as Hispanic/Latino and White/Caucasian, about 5 feet 3 inches tall, 180–200 pounds, with black or brownish hair cut short and light brown eyes. At disappearance he wore a white t-shirt, blue jeans and white sneakers with blue lines; he had a light brown birthmark on his right hip and damaged teeth.

Reports say he was in the process of crossing the international border and that he went missing from tribal land, though his primary residence was elsewhere. No report was filed with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office until November 5, 2016. A DNA sample from his daughter has been processed and is on file at the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification.

There has been no public update resolving what happened after May 16, 2009. If anyone knew Filiberto’s movements around Lukeville in mid-May 2009 or has information that could help his family, please share what you know.