Missing
Antonio Rojas Ortega
Ortega, approximately 1995
Date and time person was reported missing : 08/19/1995
Missing location (approx) :
Phoenix, Arizona
Missing classification : Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
Hispanic
DOB : 05/10/1973 (48)
Age at the time of disappearance: 22 years old
Height / Weight : 5'10 - 5'11, 180 - 190 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Hispanic male. Black hair, brown eyes. Ortega has a scar on his right arm, a mole on his left cheek, a pierced left ear and a tattoo of three dots between his left thumb and index finger. He drank alcohol in 1995. He may use the last name Rojas. Ortega was born in Mexico.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Ortega was last seen at approximately 1:30 a.m. on August 19, 1995 at his residence in the vicinity of 19th Street and Van Buren Street in Phoenix, Arizona. He has never been heard from again. Few details are available in his case.
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Phoenix Police Department
602-261-8042
602-262-6141
September 2021 updates and sources
Phoenix Police Department
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