Missing
Rafael Chavez Gonzalez
Gonzalez, approximately 2013
Date and time person was reported missing : 10/23/2013
Missing location (approx) :
San Luis Obispo, California
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
Hispanic
DOB : 02/26/1948 (73)
Age at the time of disappearance: 65 years old
Height / Weight : 5'9, 160 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A light blue shirt with dark-colored stripes, a tan Dickies sweatshirt, blue jeans and dark-colored shoes. Possibly carrying a blue cloth Wal-Mart shopping bag with personal belongings inside.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Hispanic male. Gray hair, brown eyes. Gonzalez's left arm has been amputated.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Gonzalez was last seen in the area of Highway 1 and Calendar Road on the Nipomo Mesa in San Luis Obispo, California on October 23, 2013. He was a transient in the area but regularly visited his family so he could shower and get something to eat. He frequented the Oceano and Nipomo areas in particular.
Gonzalez has never been heard from again. Few details are available in his case.
Other information and links : ncy
San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Department
805-781-4588
September 2021 updates and sources
California Attorney General's Office
KSBY
San Luis Obispo County Crime Stoppers
The San Luis Obispo Tribune
6 October 12, 2004. February 26, 2018; picture added.
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