Missing
Mitchell Adolfo Zepedo
Zepedo, approximately 1997
Date and time person was reported missing : 09/17/1997
Missing location (approx) :
Lyons, Illinois
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
Hispanic
DOB : 09/01/1972 (48)
Age at the time of disappearance: 25 years old
Height / Weight : 5'8 - 5'11, 160 - 180 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Hispanic male. Black hair, brown eyes. Zepedo may use the alias name Rene Rivas.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Zepedo was last seen on September 17, 1997 in Lyons, Illinois. He was reportedly going to travel to Traverse City, Michigan, then return the next day and travel to Mexico and visit his wife and son. It's unclear whether he ever arrived in Traverse City; he has never been heard from again. His family reported his missing on October 2, 1997. Zepedo's car was found in Berwyn on October 30, six weeks after he was last seen.
In September 2002, police dug up the basement and yard of an apartment building in Cicero, Illinois where Zepedo used to reside. They had received a tip that his body might be buried there. Nothing was found during the search, however. Zepedo's case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Lyons Police Department
708-447-1225
September 2021 updates and sources
Lyons Police Department
ABC 7 Chicago
The Doe Network
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October 12, 2004. September 23, 2012; alternate Height / Weight : added, date of disappearance and Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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