OK OK- Inocente Yanez, 26, Tahlequah, 4 Jan 1999

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Inocente Yanez - Oklahoma Cold Cases

Inocente “Shawn” Richmond Yanez, 26 years old, was last seen at the home he shared with his mother in the 500 block of May Avenue in Tahlequah, Oklahoma on January 5th, 1999. His mom came home from her night shift to find the light and tv on but Inocente was nowhere to be found. He […]

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Inocente “Shawn” Richmond Yanez, 26 years old, was last seen at the home he shared with his mother in the 500 block of May Avenue in Tahlequah, Oklahoma on January 5th, 1999.

His mom came home from her night shift to find the light and tv on but Inocente was nowhere to be found. He left his coat, cigarettes and all his personal belongings in the house.

Several relatives mentioned that he said a friend planned to give him a ride somewhere that day but there were no other specifics mentioned. Please contact us or Tahlequah PD if you have additional details about the cirumstances of his disappearance or any details about the day he disappeared.

Inocente is 6’2, 180 lbs, with light brown hair and brown eyes. He is Hispanic and Native American but his community is uknown to us. He has surgical scars on both wrists and a speech impediment. His nickname is Shawn and that is the name people most knew him by.

Inocente left behind 1 child who was raised by his mother. It’s not believed he left willingly and his family and his children believe he wouldn’t abandon them

 

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1901DMOK - Innocente Richmond Yanez

Name: Innocente Richmond Yanez
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: January 05, 1999
Location Last Seen: Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: August 19, 1972
Age: 26 years old
Race: Native American/Hispanic
Gender: Male
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 180 - 208 lbs.
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Shawn, Gomez, Chavez
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Scars on both wrists, Speech impediment

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Innocente Yanez was last seen at his residence in the vicinity of the 500 block of May Avenue in Tahlequah, OK. When a family member returned home from work the following morning they found the lights on and television on but Yanez was gone. He left without taking any personal items with him. He was reported missing by mother January 15, 1999 His mother has raised his children since his disappearance. His family and children don’t believe he would have voluntarily stayed away from his children this long. Foul play suspected.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
Agency Contact Person: Special Agent Kevin Lanham
Agency Phone Number: 405-760-8679
Agency E-Mail: tips@osbi.state.ok.us
Agency Case Number: CR01-805

NamUs Case Number: 2304
NCIC Case Number: M-182880974

Information Source(s)​

NamUs
OSBI

Admin Notes​

Added: 1/29/08; Last Updated: 11-13-2021 - By: Htmlcnvtr

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Sept 8, 2022

CRIME REWIND: Family still seeking answers for what happened to Yanez

Law enforcement and family members of a missing Tahlequah man are still searching for answers 23 years after his disappearance.

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Innocente Richmond Yanez - Oklahoma Missing Person Directory

Details and Pictures of Innocente Richmond Yanez, Missing since January 1999

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<<Victim known to have problems with local drug dealers>>

 

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Shawn Yanez disappeared on Jan. 5, 1999. He left behind a six-year-old son.

“He wouldn’t have left him, or if he did, he would have called to check up on him, you know,” said Shawn’s mother, Virginia Yanez.

Those questions without answers continue to torture her 25 years after he disappeared from the family home.

“When I got home, he wasn’t there and there was a couple of Budweiser tall boys in the sink and his cigarettes were there but he wasn’t there,” she said.

She filed a missing person’s report with the Tahlequah Police Department.

“There is no proof of nothing. They haven’t found any bones or any kind of anything. I know they did some property searches after he went missing. I know they have looked in the rivers and the creeks, but nothing has been found,” said Yanez.

Family members said he never would have left his child and they are concerned he may have been assaulted or killed.

“He had one little boy. He was six years old when Shawn disappeared. Now that boy has five children of his own. I kept the little boy until he aged out at 18 years old,” she said.

Virginia admits Shawn was using drugs at the time of his disappearance, but said if he owed anyone money, she would have helped him come up with it.

Tahlequah detective Chase Reed said their investigators hope someone comes forward with a lead in this case.

“It's frustrating. We want to be able to give the family closure, and we want to be able to solve that case, and if there is a suspect or a perpetrator, we want to put them behind bars for something that they did,” said Reed.

For Virginia, it’s simple, “He’s my son. I want to know what happened to him. No matter what he’s done or did, he was a decent person and he cared about people.”

Oklahoma's Cold Case Files: Shawn Yanez

A green country mother is desperate for answers about her missing son. Shawn Yanez disappeared on Jan. 5, 1999, leaving behind a six-year-old son

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Inocente Richmond Yanez – The Charley Project

Updated Aug 16, 2024

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Yanez, circa 1999

Details of Disappearance​

Yanez was last seen at the residence he shared with his mother in the 500 block of May Avenue Tahlequah, Oklahoma on January 5, 1999. His mother returned home after her work shift and discovered that the lights and television were on, there were some cans of beer in the sink, but Yanez was not inside the residence. He has never been heard from again.

Yanez left his coat, cigarettes and other personal belongings behind at the house. Several of his relatives told authorities that he mentioned a friend planned to give him a ride from his home on the day of his disappearance.

Investigators considered Yanez's disappearance to be suspicious, as it is uncharacteristic of him to leave without warning, and his family doesn't believe he would have abandoned his six-year-old son He was involved with drugs at the time of his disappearance, but his mother stated if he had been in debt, she would have helped him pay it off. His case remains unsolved.