Manuel Valdez Perez, 62, was last heard from on April 1, 2009. He called from Tijuana to tell family he was about to cross the border near Nogales, Arizona; that call is the last confirmed contact. At the time he was described as 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 8 inches, 150 to 170 pounds, with graying light brown hair and a very wide mustache. Distinctive features include an underdeveloped left chest from his twin’s position in the womb, scars on his left arm, hand and below his head, and he wore large black square glasses and many silver chains.

He was carrying about 4,000 USD in cash, a brown wallet, a black suitcase and a treasured photo of his children. His clothing was a light blue long-sleeved shirt, a black sweater, a Denver Broncos sweatshirt, navy blue jeans, white socks and both white tennis shoes and brown dress shoes; he also had a brown belt. The Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office is listed as the investigating agency and the case remained open as of the last update on August 12, 2020.

If anyone in Arizona, Sonora or along the Nogales crossing remembers seeing Manuel or has information about his movements after April 1, 2009, please share what is known.