Missing
Trinidad Alcantar
Alcantar, approximately 2007
Date and time person was reported missing : 02/02/2007
Missing location (approx) :
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
Hispanic
Age at the time of disappearance: 55 years old
Height / Weight : 5'7 - 5'9, 198 pounds
Medical conditions : Alcantar has an unspecified mental condition and takes medication for it. He left his medicine behind.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Hispanic male. Gray hair, brown eyes.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Alcantar was last seen in Las Cruces, New Mexico on February 2, 2007. His wife stated he left the house at 10:00 p.m., without his medication, and never returned. He doesn't own a vehicle and left on foot. He has never been heard from again.
At the time of his disappearance, Alcantar's wife suspected he was having an affair with another woman. Police located and interviewed this woman, who told them Alcantar had been mistreated by his family both physically and mentally. She thought he might have gone to Mexico. A relative told authorities Alcantar may be living in Deming, New Mexico, an hour from Las Cruces.
Foul play is not suspected in Alcantar's disappearance, but it remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Las Cruces Police Department
575-312-2072
September 2021 updates and sources
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