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Missing Mario Lopez 
Mario, approximately 2005; Age at the time of disappearance: -progression to Age at the time of disappearance: 14 (approximately 2012); Joel Lopez in 2005 Date reported missing : 03/08/2005 Missing location (approx) : Livingston, California Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : Hispanic DOB : 08/11/1998 (22) Age at the time of disappearance: 6 years old Height / Weight : 3'6, 38 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : Blue jeans and a shirt. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Hispanic male. Black hair, brown eyes. Mario has a widow's peak. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Mario and his twelve-year-old brother, Joel Lopez Jr., disappeared from Livingston, California on March 8, 2005. They were last seen playing basketball at the Livingston Middle School playground in the 600 block of F Street at 5:30 p.m. Their foster parents reported their disappearances to the police two hours later. Mario and Joel did not have any extra clothing with them when they went missing. Neither of them had a history of running away. Joel, Mario, and their two sisters had been removed from the Madera, California home of their biological parents, Joel Hernandez Lopez Sr. and Ana Lopez (sometimes referred to as Anna Sandoval-Lopez), and placed in foster care shortly before the boys disappeared. Authorities have been unable to locate Ana and Joel Sr. since then. Joel Sr.'s DOB : is January 11, 1960; he was forty-five years old in March 2005. Ana's DOB : is June 21, 1962; she was forty-two. Photographs and additional vital statistics for the parents are unavailable. Their last known address was in Fresno, California. A photo of Joel is posted with this case summary. He was found safe in 2012, seven years after his disappearance, but his younger brother remains missing. Mario's case remains unsolved. He may still be in the local area, or may be in Fresno. Other information and links : ncy Livingston Police Department 209-394-7917 September 2021 updates and sources The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children The Crime Library California Attorney General's Office Operation Lookout |