Missing
Lina Barcelos Borges
Borges, approximately 1984
Date and time person was reported missing : 03/21/1984
Missing location (approx) :
Santa Cruz, California
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 10/04/1959 (61)
Age at the time of disappearance: 24 years old
Height / Weight : 5'0, 150 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Borges was last seen in Santa Cruz, California on March 21, 1984. The next day, her brown 1980 Buick was found abandoned on Highway 1 southbound, with the motor still running.
A pair of women's shoes were located on the cliffs nearby, but there was no sign of Borges. She has never been heard from again. Borges is considered to be missing under suspicious circumstances.
Other information and links : ncy
Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office
831-454-7600
September 2021 updates and sources
California Attorney General's Office
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October 12, 2004. May 22, 2019; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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