Missing
Juan Carlos Herrera-Arias
Herrera-Arias, approximately 1993; Age when reported missing: 48 (approximately 2019); Suzuki Samurai similar to Herrera-Arias's
Date and time person was reported missing : 11/18/1993
Missing location (approx) :
Miami, Florida
Missing classification : Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
Hispanic
DOB : 07/12/1969 (52)
Age at the time of disappearance: 24 years old
Height / Weight : 5'9, 150 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A t-shirt and blue jeans.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Hispanic male. Black hair, brown eyes. Herrera-Arias is of Colombian descent and may use the name Juan Carlos Herrera and/or Ivan Carlos Herrera Artas. He has a scar on his right thigh and a metal rod implanted in his femur.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Herrera-Arias was last seen by a friend on November 18, 1993. He had moved to Miami from Colombia nine months before, lived in the Fontainebleau Park area, and worked part time in the construction field. He has never been heard from again.
Herrera-Arias drove a dark blue 1990s model Suzuki Samurai at the time of his disappearance; a photo of a similar vehicle is posted with this case summary. He was, however, last seen in a beige van. He frequented the Miami-Lakes and Miami Gardens area at the time of his disappearance. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Miami-Dade Police Department
305-471-1702
September 2021 updates and sources
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
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Miami-Dade Police Department
October 12, 2004. September 25, 2019; Age at the time of disappearance: -progression and Description, clothing, jewerly and more : added, Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: and Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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