Case Details

Photo URLs:
Missing Since:: Missing Since 11/01/1983
Missing From:: Missing From Watsonville, California
Classification:: Classification Missing
Gender:: Female
Race:: Race Hispanic
Date of Birth:: Date of Birth 12/19/1940 (84)
Age:: Age 42 years old
Height and Weight:: Height and Weight 5’0, 125 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description:
Distinguishing Characteristics:: Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic female. Black hair, black eyes. Araiza’s nicknames are Tootsie and Tonie. She may use the first names Marty, Matilda and/or Millie and the last names Contreras, Madrigal, Munoz and Wong Gomez. Her middle name may be spelled “Delores.” Araiza has a scar across her left cheek and a long scar on her left forearm. Her eyes are almond-shaped.
Details of Disappearance:: Araiza’s family hasn’t seen her since 1974, but she called them regularly until November 1983. She said she was in Watsonville, California, and wouldn’t come home even though her mom was very sick. After that call, she disappeared. Police in Stockton, California did have contact with her on July 4, 1985, but nobody knows where she is now. There isn’t much information about what happened, and the police in both Watsonville and Stockton are trying to find her.
Agency:: Watsonville Police Department
Source Links: