Missing
Ray Fausto Lepe
Lepe, approximately 2002
Date and time person was reported missing : 07/19/2002
Missing location (approx) :
Gonzalez, California
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
Hispanic
DOB : 07/23/1969 (52)
Age at the time of disappearance: 32 years old
Height / Weight : 5'11, 185 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A gray hooded sweatshirt with the word "Stussy" printed on the front, a tan shirt, a red shirt, a tan skateboard hat, and black Vans shoes.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Hispanic male. Black hair, brown eyes. At the time he was last seen, Lepe had a goatee but no mustache, and his hair was cut very short on the sides and straight on the top. He had a "surfer" type appearance in 2002 and he usually wore contemporary style prescription glasses with dark-colored frames.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Lepe was last seen in Gonzalez, California at 7:30 p.m. on July, 19, 2002, days before his thirty-second birthday. He was expected to return to his home in Salinas, California, but never did.
Lepe's car, a green 2001 Toyota Camry, was found in his office parking lot in the 20 block of east Romie Lane at 6:00 a.m. the day after his disappearance. There was no sign of him at the scene and he has never been heard from again. He was reported missing by his family after he failed to return home as expected.
Lepe remains missing and his case is unsolved. His loved ones suspect foul play was involved in his disappearance.
Other information and links : ncy
Salinas Police Department
831-775-4240
September 2021 updates and sources
Salinas Police Department
California Attorney General's Office
Outpost for Hope
The Monterey Herald
The Salinas Californian
Porchlight International for the Missing and Unidentified
October 12, 2004. September 20, 2006; picture added.
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
