Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 04/22/1994
- Missing From:
- Missing From Mesa, Arizona
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race Hispanic
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 03/09/1961 (63)
- Age:
- Age 33 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 6’3, 240 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A blue t-shirt, gray pants and black shoes.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic male. Black hair, brown eyes. Layja has a gap between his upper front teeth. He is a Mexican citizen and speaks Spanish.
- Details of Disappearance:
- In April 1994, Layja came to Mesa, Arizona from Mexico to get medical treatment. He was staying with his mother. The day after arriving, he went for a walk and never came back. His mom reported him missing that evening.
Two days later, Layja showed up confused and dehydrated at a stranger’s door in Gilbert, Arizona. The police took him to the hospital, but they didn’t know he was a missing person. Layja told the hospital he was from Sonora, Mexico. A social worker then sent him on a bus to Nogales, Arizona.
Layja was never seen or heard from again. His mother has since passed away, and the mystery of his disappearance remains unsolved.
- Agency:
- Mesa Police Department
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This person was missing Missing Since 04/22/1994