Emmanuel Roderick Barrera, 20, was last seen in early September 2024 in the Laveen area of Phoenix and is listed in NamUs as MP157274. Records differ on his last confirmed sighting: NamUs gives September 6, while a Gila River Police Department notice via the Gila River Indian News lists September 1. He was reportedly a passenger in a vehicle that crashed near Ray Road and 67th Avenue and was seen at the wreck scene, but what happened to him after that sighting is not publicly explained.

Barrera is described as American Indian/Alaska Native and Hispanic/Latino with black hair and brown eyes; reported heights range from approximately 5 feet 7 inches to between 5 feet 9 inches and 6 feet, and weights are listed between 175 and 200 pounds. The Gila River Police Department in Sacaton is investigating under case number 240913-03826; investigators and Silent Witness have characterized the case as involving suspicious circumstances, and family-provided DNA profiles have been entered into forensic databases.

If anyone saw Barrera around Laveen, the crash site at Ray Road and 67th Avenue, Cesar Chavez Park, or elsewhere in early September 2024, please contact investigators with information.