David Jacquez Ortiz was 18 when he vanished from Silver City, New Mexico, on October 31, 2010. He left his grandparents’ home on Kimberly Drive that evening to go trick-or-treating and intended to meet a friend, but never arrived. The last confirmed sighting was about 9:00 p.m. in the 200 block of North Bullard. He was wearing a blue sweater with a black t-shirt over it, black shorts, and brown steel-toed boots. He is described as a Hispanic male with black hair, brown eyes, and a scar in the center of his chest.

Family members reported him missing on November 3, 2010; they said he had been in good spirits, had just been granted visitation with his infant son Joshua three days earlier, and was close to graduating high school and had talked about joining the Army. The family says he left behind personal belongings including clothing and his cell phone and do not believe he would have left voluntarily.

Investigators followed many leads over the years: unsubstantiated reports he was beaten and taken to El Paso, tips of sightings in Las Cruces and Roswell, searches at a residence on Mountain View Road, a home in Santa Clara with a cadaver dog, and a search of the local landfill, but none produced evidence of David. The case remains unsolved and the family continues to seek answers.

If anyone saw David Ortiz on Halloween 2010 or has information about his whereabouts, please come forward.