Missing
Martin Javier Trinidad
Trinidad, approximately 2013
Date and time person was reported missing : 05/11/2013
Missing location (approx) :
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
Hispanic
Age at the time of disappearance: 28 years old
Height / Weight : 5'7 - 5'9, 175 - 190 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Hispanic male. Black hair, brown eyes. Trinidad has a scar on the left side of his chin from when he was cut by an ax.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Trinidad was last seen leaving his apartment complex in the 300 block of Motor Road in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on May 11, 2013. He was driving a green 1997 Ford Explorer at the time, and may have been en route to southern Virginia. He has never been heard from again.
On May 24, his vehicle was found in Lowgap, North Carolina. Investigators stated they found unspecified evidence the indicates Trinidad may be injured or in danger. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Winston-Salem Police Department
336-773-7700
September 2021 updates and sources
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