Missing
Maria Guadalupe Serrano
Serrano, approximately 1998
Date and time person was reported missing : 10/17/1998
Missing location (approx) :
Half Moon Bay, California
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
Hispanic
DOB : 01/26/1970 (51)
Age at the time of disappearance: 28 years old
Height / Weight : 5'1, 180 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A pink sweatshirt, green pants or blue jeans, and sneakers.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Hispanic female. Black hair, brown eyes. Serrano's ears are pierced. She speaks only Spanish.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Serrano was last seen leaving her home in Half Moon Bay, California at 2:30 p.m. on October 17, 1998. A housekeeper, she left her rented room on Cypress Street to clean a client's home on Purissima Street. She never arrived there and has never been heard from again. She disappeared on the day the Pumpkin Festival was taking place in town.
Serrano is described as a very reserved and quiet individual who spoke no English. She had moved to the United States from Mexico, leaving two young children behind in Mexico, whom she sent money to on a regular basis. Since her disappearance, her children have emigrated to the U.S. and are still hoping she will be found.
Initially, Serrano's case was investigated by the Half Moon Bay Police Department. This department no longer exists and after it was dissolved, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office took over the case. Serrano's disappearance remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office
650-363-4062
September 2021 updates and sources
California Attorney General's Office
San Mateo County Sheriff's Office
ABC 7
The Half Moon Bay Review
October 12, 2004. November 15, 2019; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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