Missing
Rene Escobar Sanchez
Sanchez, approximately 2008; Jesus Venegas in 2013
Date and time person was reported missing : 07/12/2008
Missing location (approx) :
Odessa, Texas
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
Hispanic
DOB : 03/05/1972 (49)
Age at the time of disappearance: 36 years old
Height / Weight : 5'8, 190 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A gray/green knit polo shirt, beige cargo shorts and black Nike sneakers with a white swoosh.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Hispanic male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Sanchez has the name "Escobar Sanchez" tattooed on the front of his left shoulder and a large dragon tattooed on the inside of his right arm. He has a scar between his eyebrows.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Sanchez was last seen drinking beer inside the garAge at the time of disappearance: of his house in the 1900 block of north Hancock Avenue in Odessa, Texas at 11:00 p.m. on July 12, 2008. He left his vehicle, cellular phone, cap, money, identification and wallet behind. He has never been heard from again.
Sanchez, who worked as a mechanic at the time of his disappearance is described as a with no enemies who was devoted to his family. It's uncharacteristic of him to leave without warning.
In January 2013, Jesus Miguel Venegas confessed to Sanchez's murder after he was arrested for driving on an invalid license. A photo of Venegas is posted with this case summary. He had been drinking with Sanchez at Sanchez's home that night and the last person to see him; he originally told police they drank until after 2:30 a.m. on July 13, then he left.
Venegas later admitted that he stabbed Sanchez to death and buried his body in the vicinity of Interstate 20 and Moss Avenue. Searches of that area turned up nothing, but Venegas was convicted and in November 2015, he was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the killing.
Sanchez had been married for five years by the time of his disappearance, and he left behind two young children. Foul play is suspected in his case due to the circumstances involved.
Other information and links : ncy
Odessa Police Department
432-333-3641
September 2021 updates and sources
Texas Department of Public Safety
Odessa Police Department
Odessa Crime Stoppers
The Odessa American
CBS 7 West Texas
NewsWest9
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
