AZ AZ - Derrick James Tenorio, 21, Steamboat, 5 Aug 2011

[Gardener1850]

Missing Person / NamUs #MP38888
Derrick James Tenorio

Male, American Indian / Alaska Native
Height 5' 7" - 5' 9" (67 - 69 Inches)
Weight 170 - 190 lbs

Hair Color Brown
Head Hair Description Shaved head
Eye Color Brown

Tattoo across right or left hand knuckles of "KAOS"

Clothing
Red long sleeve T shirt, black "Dickies" type pants

Footwear
Tan steel toed work type boots

Circumstances
Date of Last Contact August 5, 2011
NamUs Case Created July 2, 2017
Last Known Location Map
Location Steamboat, Arizona
Apache County


Circumstances of Disappearance
Derrick was last seen in the Steamboat Standing Rock area of Steamboat, Arizona between 11:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. on August 5, 2011. He was walking towards Steamboat Hill to visit his girlfriend, but never arrived. He has never been heard from again.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Maldoror]

Steamboat, AZ is an extremely small town (technically, a CDP) located on the Navajo Nation reservation, surrounded by miles of open desert and wild scrubland and gullys. I think in this case, there is the possibility that the disappeared might have injured himself on the way to his destination, and succumbed to exposure/dehydration.

Steamboat Rock itself is a little bit removed from Steamboat 'proper' (or, at least, from the areas where its population have clustered together), meaning that if he did indeed hurt himself, it makes sense he wasn't heard if he cried for help. And searching for a body in the wilderness is tough, more so than it looks, as all law enforcement and wilderness experts know.

I think in this case, foul play can be for the most part discarded. However, it would still be interesting to know if he had any previous criminal history; other basic facts would be appreciated. Where did he live? How long had he been with his girlfriend? Any enemies?

 

[iulia]

Derrick James Tenorio – The Charley Project

Derrick James Tenorio

Details of Disappearance
Tenorio was last seen in the Steamboat Standing Rock area of Steamboat, Arizona between 11:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. on August 5, 2011. He was walking towards Steamboat Hill to visit his girlfriend, but never arrived. He has never been heard from again.

Tenorio's family stated he wasn't affiliated with a gang at the time of his disappearance. He left behind two toddler children, and his girlfriend was pregnant with another when he disappeared. His family believes he met without foul play; they have heard he was badly beaten on the night he went missing. His case remains unsolved.

 

[Maldoror]

they [had] heard he was badly beaten on the night he went missing

Very interesting. Shame we don't know about the person(s) who inflicted the beating, or for what reasons. There must be someone who knows more details, such as his girlfriend or family.

Also, the family's statement that Tenorio "was not affiliated with a gang" means absolutely nothing: individuals routinely hide aspects of their lives from family members, par for the course. Of course, even if he was in a gang and this was gang-related, he still deserves to be found and those who made him 'disappear' be held responsible.

 

[111coffeequeen111]

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Derrick seems to closely resemble this UID found in North Komelik Village.