Missing
Jesus Cardoza Valdovinos
Valdovinos, approximately 1998
Date and time person was reported missing : 04/18/1998
Missing location (approx) :
Bremerton, Washington
Missing classification : Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
Hispanic
DOB : 09/25/1978 (42)
Age at the time of disappearance: 19 years old
Height / Weight : 5'10, 145 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Hispanic male. Black hair, brown eyes. Valdovinos's nickname is Chewey. He may use the following names: Jesus Valdovinos-Cardoza, Jesus Scardoza and/or Cardoza Jesus Valdovinos.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Valdovinos was an apprentice fireman, engineman striker assigned to the USS Ranier (AOE-7) in 1998, which was homeported in Bremerton, Washington. He was last seen on a ferry ride from Seattle, Washington to Bremerton when he disappeared on April 18, 1998 between 4:00 and 5:15 a.m.
A ferry crew member told authorities that an individual matching Valdvinos's description was seen on a return trip to Seattle later in the morning, but it is not known if the man was indeed Valdovinos. He was born in Arteaga, Mexico. Valdovinos's case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS)
Washington D.C. Headquarters
202-433-9225
800-479-9685
NCIS Resident Age at the time of disappearance: ncy
Bremerton, Washington
360-476-3560
September 2021 updates and sources
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
October 12, 2004. June 30, 2015; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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