Rodolfo Lopez Villalpando, 29, was last seen May 9, 2012, in Lukeville, Arizona, as part of a group attempting to cross into the U.S. and head toward Ajo. He is described as Hispanic, between 5 feet 3 inches and 5 feet 7 inches tall, 150–160 pounds, with short wavy brown hair showing some white at the sides, light brown eyes, and a distinctive birthmark on his back.

When last seen he wore a gray short-sleeved T-shirt, dark blue jeans, a brown hooded sweatshirt with mustard-colored stripes, and white tennis shoes with red and black vertical stripes. He carried a backpack containing his Elector ID Card and a cell phone’s chip and battery, but not the phone itself. The coyote guiding the group later told Rodolfo’s family that by the second night, May 11, he could not keep up and was left near a wash that the coyote said was often patrolled by Border Patrol. That account is the last known information about his whereabouts and the case is being handled by the Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office.

If anyone was in the Lukeville or Ajo area in May 2012 or has information about this crossing, please share what you know.