Deceased/Not Found CA - Arlene Tsuji, 25, Aptos, 24 October 1991

[Sleuth91]

Arlene Kazuko Tsuji

UNSOLVED HOMICIDES
CASE: 91-11047​

Source: Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office
http://www.scsheriff.com/Home/UnsolvedHomicides/Homicides91-11047.aspx

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Victim Name: Arlene Kazuko Tsuji
Race: Asian
Sex: Female
Missing Age: 25 Years
Date of Last Contact: October 24, 1991
Location Missing From: Wilshire Drive, Aptos, CA
Circumstances of Disappearance: Arlene was kidnapped while taking her routine, early evening walk in the Vienna Woods neighborhood near Cabrillo College. She has not been seen or heard from since and is presumably deceased. Arlene was last seen wearing a long-sleeved, pull-over sweat shirt, black shorts, and is believed to have been wearing headphones.

Contact:
If you have information about this case, please call Sheriff's Investigations at (831) 454-7620 or email shf236@co.santa-cruz.ca.us.

 

[Sleuth91]

Arlene Kazuko Tsuji
NamUs

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Demographics
Missing Age: 25 Years
Current Age: 54 Years
First Name: Arlene
Middle Name: Kazuko
Last Name: Tsuji
Nickname/Alias: --
Sex: Female
Height: 5' 0" (60 Inches)
Weight: 103 lbs
Race/Ethnicity: Asian

Circumstances
Date of Last Contact: October 24, 1991
NamUs Case Created: January 25, 2009
Last Known Location Map
Location: Aptos, California
County: Santa Cruz County
Missing From Tribal Land: --
Primary Residence on Tribal Land: --

Circumstances of Disappearance: Tsuji was last seen on her daily walk in the Vienna Woods neighborhood near Cabrillo College in Aptos, CA during the early evening of 24 Oct 1991. (Source: Santa Cruz SO web page: http://www.scsheriff.com/homicides_91-11047.html)
*NOTE FROM THREAD CREATOR: The link above was listed in the Circumstances of Disappearance section on her NamUs profile as the source for the information in that section but that link does not work. Here is the link that works: http://www.scsheriff.com/Home/UnsolvedHomicides/Homicides91-11047.aspx

Physical Description
Hair Color: Black
Left Eye Color: Brown
Right Eye Color: Brown

Distinctive Physical Features
Piercing: Three piercings in left ear, two piercings in right ear

Clothing and Accessories
Accessories: Possible headphones
Clothing: Long-sleeved, pull-over sweat shirt Black shorts

Transportation
No Information Entered

3 Unidentified Person Exclusions
NamUs Case # | Date Body Found | Location Body Found
UP8419 | 01/16/2001 | Isle of Wight, VA
UP12683 | 06/06/2014 | Newport News, VA
UP3065 | 10/15/1992 | Santa Cruz, CA

Investigating Agencies
Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office - Santa Cruz, CA (Case Owner)
Address: 5200 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, California 95062
County: --
Main Phone: (831) 454-7635
General Email: --
Website URL: --
Agency Case Number: 91-11047
Date Reported: --
Investigator: Daniel Freitas, Detective Sgt

Case Contributor
Donna Rodoni, Law Enforcement
Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office
Address: 5200 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, California 95062
County: Santa Cruz County
Main Phone: (831) 471-1121
General Email: --
Website URL: www.scsheriff.com

 

[CastlesBurning]

Bumping for Arlene - it's now been over 30 years.

 

[Sleuth91]

Bumping for Arlene - it's now been over 30 years.

So sad.
I wonder if there were ever any known suspects in her case.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Arlene Kazuko Tsuji – The Charley Project

 

[Pennysmom1]

Arlene Kazuko Tsuji – The Charley Project

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Tsuji, circa 1991

• Missing Since 10/24/1991
• Missing From Aptos, California
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Female
• Race Asian
• Date of Birth 04/13/1966 (57)
• Age 25 years old
• Height and Weight 5'0, 103 pounds
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• Clothing/Jewelry Description A long-sleeved hooded gray pullover sweatshirt, baggy black cotton short pants with cuffs, and possibly Walkman headphones.
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Asian female. Black hair, brown eyes. Tsuji's left ear is pierced three times and her right ear is pierced twice. Some agencies reverse her first and middle names, as in "Kazuko Arlene." She was born in Japan.

Details of Disappearance​

Tsuji was last seen on her daily walk in the Vienna Woods neighborhood near Cabrillo College in Aptos, California on the evening of October 24, 1991. She was seen talking to a man on Haas Drive at approximately 7:00 p.m. She never returned home and authorities believe she was abducted.

Searchers found a broken piece of plastic on Haas Drive, about half a mile from Tsuji's home; it was from Tsuji's Walkman headset. Authorities believe she may have known and trusted her kidnapper, as it would be uncharacteristic of her to go anywhere with a stranger.

She worked as an office clerk for a travel agency at the time of her disappearance and is described as a private person and a dependable employee who was close to her family. She graduated from Aptos High School and attended Cabrillo College afterwards. Foul play is suspected in her case, which remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency​

• Santa Cruz Sheriff's Office
• 831-454-2311
• 831-471-1121

Source Information​

• Santa Cruz Sheriff's Office
• The San Jose Mercury News
• NamUs
• The Santa Cruz Sentinel

Updated 5 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated March 14, 2019; clothing/jewelry description updated.

 

[Pennysmom1]

7/10/2018

Missing Woman Now Classified as ‘Unsolved Homicide’ - Rafu Shimpo

SANTA CRUZ — An Aptos resident who has been missing for nearly 27 years is now listed under “Unsolved Homicides” even though there has yet to be a break in the case. According to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, Arlene Kazuko Tsuji, 25, who lived on Wilshire Drive, was kidnapped on Oct...

rafu.com

 

[elframo]

Arlene has been missing 32 years today.​

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Arlene Kazuko Tsuji – The Charley Project

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Arlene Kazuko Tsuji

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