Missing
Maria Gladys Guartazaca Tacuri
Guartazaca Tacuri, approximately 2011
Date and time person was reported missing : 11/09/2011
Missing location (approx) :
Casa Grande, Arizona
Missing classification : Migrant
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
Hispanic
Age at the time of disappearance: 38 years old
Height / Weight : 4'11, 135 - 145 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A brown Lee jacket, a purple shirt, size 30 black pants, size 34 shoes and silver rose-shaped earrings. Possibly carrying a crucifix.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Hispanic female. Black hair, brown eyes. Guartazaca Tacuri has pierced ears and a mole on her left middle finger. She was born in Ecuador.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Guartazaca Tacuri was last seen on November 9, 2011. She was crossing the U.S./Mexico border illegally with a group of migrants at the time; she planned to join her husband, who had been in the United States for ten years.
According to her companions, Guartazaca Tacuri had not eaten in three days, and when the authorities appeared, everyone scattered and she was left behind. This was somewhere between Tucson and Casa Grande, Arizona. She has never been heard from again.
Authorities believe Guartazaca Tacuri died in the desert and her body was eaten by animals. She left two children behind in her native Ecuador.
Other information and links : ncy
Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner
520-724-8644
September 2021 updates and sources
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