Laurencio Matas Guerrero, a 33-year-old Hispanic man, was last seen November 20, 2012. His final known contact was a phone call from Punta el Cerro in which he said he was about to cross the U.S.-Mexico border and travel to Phoenix, Arizona. The Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office holds the case file, and the disappearance is cataloged as NamUs MP20255.

He is described as 5 feet 9 inches, about 165 pounds, with black hair and black eyes. Distinguishing marks include a scar over his right eyebrow and a scar on the top of his head from a prior car accident. At the time he vanished he wore a black jacket with white paint spots, blue or black pants, two t-shirts, dark blue underwear, and new black shoes with white and blue details. He carried a backpack with food and a rosary with a string cross and was also known by the nickname Juan Mata Guerrero.

There have been no significant public breakthroughs and the family continues to seek answers. If anyone has information about Laurencio’s movements around November 20, 2012, or recalls seeing him near Punta el Cerro or along routes toward Phoenix, please come forward.