Missing
Jose Guillermo Coria Jr.
Coria, approximately 2007
Date and time person was reported missing : 09/06/2007
Missing location (approx) :
Santa Maria, California
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
Hispanic
DOB : 11/29/1986 (34)
Age at the time of disappearance: 20 years old
Height / Weight : 5'6, 184 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A dark blue t-shirt, black sweatpants and earrings.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Hispanic male. Black hair, brown eyes. Coria may use the alias name Guillermo Hernandez. He had a thin beard at the time of his disappearance and wore his hair in a ponytail. His ears are pierced.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Coria was last seen standing in front of his home in the 200 block of north Smith Street in Santa Maria, California sometime after 10:00 p.m. on September 6, 2007. He has never been heard from again. He left his wallet and car keys behind in his bedroom, and he also left his car. No one saw him leave.
Two days after Coria's disappearance, his family started receiving strange phone calls: the caller(s) would never say anything after Coria's relatives answered the phone. The calls stopped after three days. It is unknown whether they were related to his case.
At the time of his disappearance, Coria had a job with the city of Santa Maria and was also a student at Allan Hancock College. He is the oldest of four children. He has no criminal record or history of gang involvement, but authorities believe he may have gotten involved with drugs prior to his disappearance.
Coria's loved ones stated he had no reason to leave and his disappearance is completely out of character. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Santa Maria Police Department
805-928-3781
September 2021 updates and sources
California Attorney General's Office
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October 12, 2004. January 11, 2011; picture and Description, clothing, jewerly and more : added, Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: and Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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