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This person was missing Missing Since 06/23/2016

Missing Since:

Missing Since 06/23/2016

Missing From:

Missing From Wenatchee, Washington

Classification:

Classification Endangered Missing

Gender:

Female

Race:

Race White

Date of Birth:

Date of Birth 08/28/1992 (32)

Age:

Age 24 years old

Height and Weight:

Height and Weight 5’3, 160 pounds

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Distinguishing Characteristics:

Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, green eyes. Rubio-Montejano’s nickname is Jess, and she frequently uses the last name Moore. Her hair was cut short and partially shaved at the time of her disappearance, and had the letters “SIC” shaved into it. Her ears are pierced multiple times each. Rubio-Montejano has the following tattoos: two footprints and a butterfly on her left breast, four stars and the names “Jonah” and “Kaylyn” on her right breast, the name “Jonah” on the outside of her right forearm, and the name “Kaylyn” on her shoulder. The breast tattoos are usually visible when she wears street clothes; photos of them are posted with this case summary.

Details of Disappearance:

On June 23, 2016, Esmeralda Rubio-Montejano disappeared in Wenatchee, Washington. She was last seen around 6:30 pm near South Wenatchee Avenue and Ferry Street. A witness claimed to see someone who looked like her getting into an older, dark-colored car with a Hispanic man, but later changed their story.

Esmeralda had two young sons. Her family says she had mental health issues and sometimes experienced homelessness, making her vulnerable. She was very close to her mother and regularly contacted her, so vanishing without a word was completely out of character. Police believe she couldn’t have survived long on her own.

The last time her mother spoke to her was June 20th. Esmeralda was at Catholic Family Services, and her counselor said she was acting unusually agitated (manic). Before disappearing, Esmeralda had strangely cut and partially shaved her head, shaving the letters “SIC” into her scalp. No one knows what those initials mean.

Her phone and food stamp card haven’t been used since her disappearance, but someone found her wallet and mailed it to her mother. Police are treating her case as a likely murder, but it remains unsolved.

Agency:

Wenatchee Police Department 509-888-4251

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