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Missing Ramon Jaramillo Vasquez 
Vasquez, approximately 1982; Juan Suarez Date reported missing : 06/25/1982 Missing location (approx) : Alice, Texas Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : Hispanic DOB : 11/05/1954 (66) Age at the time of disappearance: 27 years old Height / Weight : 5'9, 170 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A denim vest, blue jeans and brown leather sandals. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Hispanic male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Vasquez has a scar on his chin. He also has a tattoo on his left bicep of a rose with a ribbon below it. Written on the ribbon are the names of himself, his wife and his daughter: Gracie, Sandra and Ramon. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Vasquez was last seen at approximately 8:00 p.m. on June 25, 1982 in Alice, Texas, when he left his residence in the 1100 block of Rayo Street to go to a gas station. He was accompanied by Juan Ramon Suarez, his brother-in-law, at the time of his disappearance, and was riding in an early 1980s white Ford pickup truck with Texas license plates. The truck was later found abandoned at the Alice Police Department. Later that day, Suarez went to the local hospital and was admitted for treatment; he'd been shot in the chest. He said he had accidentally shot himself. Later, he changed his story and said Vasquez had shot him. Suarez stated he struck his brother-in-law in the head or neck and left him by the side of County Road 236. Vasquez has never been heard from again. Suarez has not been charged in Vasquez's disappearance and neither has anyone else, but foul play is suspected in his case. Suarez took a polygraph and the results showed he was deceptive on two questions: did he in fact leave Vasquez on County Road 236 and did he know Vasquez's current whereabouts. A photo of Suarez is posted with this case summary. According to Vasquez's family, he didn't get along with Suarez and would never have gone anywhere alone with him. They stated a third man named Ernesto Hinojosa Jr., aka Toto, accompanied them on the day of Vasquez's disappearance, and they think he may have knowledge as to Vasquez's whereabouts. However, neither of these men has ever been charged in connection with his disappearance. Authorities have searched many locations in Jim Wells County and heard stories about where Vasquez's body might be buried, including a tip that his remains were placed in a 55-gallon drum and buried somewhere in Duval County, Texas, but no evidence has been located in his case. It remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Jim Wells County Sheriff's Office 361-668-0341 September 2021 updates and sources Texas Department of Public Safety A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece. The Alice Echo News-Journal KRIS 6 October 12, 2004. February 26, 2021; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated. |