Missing
Maria Zapata Lopez
Zapata Lopez, approximately 2017
Date and time person was reported missing : 12/02/2017
Missing location (approx) :
Presidio, Texas
Missing classification : Migrant
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
Hispanic
Age at the time of disappearance: 49 years old
Height / Weight : 4'8, 160 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : Two pairs of jeans, one black and one blue, and a black bra with a slit on the side. In the slit was a piece of paper reading "347-3356-7717/541-181-4714 de Esau".
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Hispanic female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Zapata Lopez has a scar on her ankle. She is originally from Guatemala.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Zapata Lopez was last seen on December 2, 2017. She disappeared while attempting to enter the United States illegally through the desert in Presidio, Texas. She has never been heard from again. Few details are available in her case.
Other information and links : ncy
Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office
953-383-8114
September 2021 updates and sources
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