Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 10/16/2008
- Missing From:
- Missing From Sacramento, California
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race Hispanic
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 08/24/1975 (49)
- Age:
- Age 33 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’4, 130 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic female. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Garcia has a scar or mark on her back. Her ears are pierced and she wears contact lenses.
- Details of Disappearance:
- In October 2008, Garcia disappeared from her Sacramento home. Her boyfriend, Randy Macedo, said she left on her bike and never came back. She left important cards behind, suggesting she didn’t plan to be gone long. Macedo reported her missing two weeks later.
Garcia had six children; Macedo was the father of one. She’d struggled with drug use and had lost custody of her other children. While she’d disappeared before, she always returned. This time, she vanished completely.
In 2012, police searched Macedo’s house for unrelated reasons and found illegal weapons, arresting him. This led them to re-examine Garcia’s disappearance. They found inconsistencies in Macedo’s story and searched his house again, looking for evidence, including Garcia’s body.
Macedo has a history of violence, including a prison sentence for threatening his ex-wife. His relationship with Garcia was rocky, and he’s the main suspect in her disappearance, though he’s never been charged and claims he’s innocent.
Initially, police thought Garcia disappeared willingly. Now, they suspect foul play because she hasn’t contacted anyone since, which is unusual for her. The case remains unsolved.
- Agency:
- Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department 916-874-5115
- Source Links:
This person was missing Missing Since 10/16/2008