Jose Francisco Villa Rubio was 27 when he was last seen in Modesto, California, on April 14, 2010, the same day his brother Luis Villa Rubio disappeared. The brothers had emigrated from Culiacán, Mexico, to find work and have not been heard from since that date.

Jose is described as a Hispanic male, 5 feet 4 inches tall, about 150 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes and scars on his neck and chest from previous burns. He was last seen wearing a gray shirt and blue jeans and was known by the nickname Paquito.

Investigators think the disappearances may be connected to a local drug cartel and believe both men were murdered. A 2014 search of a property on Tuolumne Road linked to Francisco Felix produced no evidence; Felix was later sentenced in 2018 for drug trafficking. No charges have been filed in the brothers’ disappearance and the case remains unsolved.

If anyone knew Jose or Luis, or has information about where they went on April 14, 2010, please share what is known.