Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 06/29/1975
- Missing From:
- Missing From Bay City, Texas
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race Hispanic
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 12/24/1959 (65)
- Age:
- Age 15 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’9 – 5’10, 160 – 180 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description Cut-off jeans and a silver pinkie ring with the word “LOVE” on it.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic male. Black hair, brown eyes. Rogelio has a scar on the bridge of his nose and a dark-colored birthmark on the back of his left ankle. His legal name Jesus Rogelio Realme Cerda, and his nicknames are Roger and Junior. Rogelio speaks Spanish as well as English.
- Details of Disappearance:
- Rogelio, a teenager living in San Antonio, Texas, vanished on June 29, 1975. He went on a fishing trip with a large group, including his girlfriend and friends, telling his parents they were going to Corpus Christi but actually going to Bay City. This was unusual for him.
While swimming at Matagorda Beach, a strong current pulled Rogelio, his girlfriend, and her friend out to sea. The girls were rescued, but Rogelio disappeared. Although police believed he drowned, his family didn’t. He was a strong swimmer, and they suspected he might have run away, possibly due to problems with his alcoholic father, or even suffered amnesia.
Adding to the mystery, people claimed to have seen Rogelio after he disappeared, and his family received strange phone calls that they believed were from him. Sadly, Rogelio’s father died by suicide a year and a half later. To this day, Rogelio’s disappearance remains a mystery.
- Agency:
- Matagorda Sheriff’s Office 409-245-5526
- Source Links:
This person was missing Missing Since 06/29/1975