Jose Luis Ramirez Castillo, a 20-year-old Hispanic male, was last seen April 21, 2012, near Queens Well, Arizona, after attempting to re-enter the United States from Altar following a deportation to Coahuila around April 4, 2012. Family members say he was left behind by his group in the remote desert; the Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office is the investigating agency and the case is listed in NamUs as MP16884.

At disappearance he was described as 5 feet 4 inches to 5 feet 6 inches, 190 to 210 pounds, with black hair and black eyes. Distinguishing marks include a Luis tattoo on his left breast and a mole on his back between the neck and shoulder blade. He was believed to be wearing blue jeans, a purple long-sleeved hooded t-shirt with Converse on the front, a black jacket with white stripes on the sleeves, red boxers and black tennis shoes, and carrying a Mexican driver’s license and a Virgen de Guadalupe prayer card.

The desert terrain and climate around Queens Well are hazardous, and the Medical Examiner’s office handles many unidentified remains from the area. Does anyone with knowledge of crossings through Altar or Queens Well in April 2012 have information that could help Jose’s family?