Help Us Find Maria Elena Lopez Velasquez
Maria Elena Lopez Velasquez has been missing since July 22, 2011.
She was last seen crossing the U.S.-Mexico border near Sasabe, Arizona. Her family was later told that she was abandoned with three other people after two days and two nights of walking, and that they were left behind several miles west of Highway 86.
Since that day, her family has been living with questions and heartbreak, still hoping for answers.
We are asking the public to please come forward with any information, no matter how small it may seem. Even a detail you think is unimportant could help bring clarity to Maria’s family and move this case forward.
If you were in the Sasabe area in July 2011, knew of migrant routes or groups traveling through that region, heard someone speak about people being left behind west of Highway 86, or have any information related to Maria Elena Lopez Velasquez, please report it to law enforcement or the appropriate missing persons agency.
Maria is not forgotten. Her family deserves answers. Please share this post and help keep her name and story in the public eye.
Name: Maria Elena Lopez Velasquez
Missing Since: July 22, 2011
Last Seen: Near Sasabe, Arizona, west of Highway 86
Please keep sharing until Maria gets the attention her case deserves.
Maria Elena Lopez Velasquez, 38, was last seen July 22, 2011 near Sasabe, Arizona, a remote community on the U.S.-Mexico border. Family reports say she and three others spent two days and nights walking through the desert before their guide allegedly abandoned them several miles west of Highway 86. From that point Maria Elena’s whereabouts became unknown.
She is described as 5 feet 3 inches to 5 feet 4 inches tall, about 140 to 150 pounds, with black hair and black eyes; both ears pierced. When last seen she wore a black T-shirt, black jacket, light blue size 7 jeans, white socks, and black size 4 shoes with a white Nike symbol, plus a black belt and a black hat with a Nike symbol. She may have been wearing a thin gold chain. Her disappearance was reported to the Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office on August 18, 2011 and entered into NamUs as MP16810. The case remains open.
If anyone was in the Sasabe area on or around July 22, 2011 and saw Maria Elena or the group she was with, please share what you know.
