AZ AZ - Pima Co. HispFem - 1189UFAZ, 15-19, July 2009

[amoreau25]

I dont know if this has been posted, if it has mod can remove.

1189UFAZ


Date of Discovery: July 13, 2009
Location of Discovery: Green Valley, Pima County, Arizona
Estimated Date of Death: Weeks prior
State of Remains: Decomposed
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description
Estimated Age: 15-21 years old
Race: Hispanic
Sex: Female
Height: 5'0"
Weight: 98 lbs
Hair Color: Unknown, but most likely brown.
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown.

Identifiers
Dentals: Available. X-rays and photographs are available. Bilateral absence
Fingerprints: Available.
DNA: Available.

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Black Converse hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans,
Jewelry: Unknown.
Additional Personal Items: A bus ticket dated 3/7/09 with the name "Areli Gomez Gomez" from Chiapas to Tijuana.

Circumstances of Discovery
The decedent's body was found along a desert trail.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Pima County Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Bruce Anderson
Agency Phone Number: 520-243-8600
Agency Case Number: ML09-01412

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 6412
NCMEC Case Number:1184090
Former Hot Case Number: 2372

Information Source(s)
NamUs * Warning Graphic Photo is attached on this page *
NCMEC

Admin Notes
Added: 1/27/11; Last Updated: 7/11/19

 

[amoreau25]

Upon searching information on the bus ticket, the city in which she came from is close to the Guatemalan border, is it possible she was from there originally and was attempting to travel up and into mexico?

According to wiki:
Tapachula de Córdova y Ordóñez, simply known as Tapachula, is a city and municipality located in the far southeast of the state of Chiapas in Mexico, near the Guatemalan border and the Pacific Ocean.

I wonder if some searching in Guatemala might reveal who this girl was? Just a thought.

Annette

 

[John/Jane Doe]

"Areli Gomez" has not been identified for 12 years.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Could someone name the current exclusion list for this Jane Doe? I'm not from the US so I can't see the exclusions by NamUs.

 

[Caring1]

Could someone name the current exclusion list for this Jane Doe? I'm not from the US so I can't see the exclusions by NamUs.

3 Exclusions listed:

Missing Person / NamUs #MP6533Stephanie Pinero Morales
Date of Last ContactNovember 26, 2008
StatePR
County--

Missing Person / NamUs #MP1066Maria Mauricio
Date of Last ContactJanuary 20, 1997
StateAZ
CountyMaricopa

Missing Person / NamUs #MP3906Maria Martinez
Date of Last ContactOctober 13, 1990
StateAZ
CountyMaricopa

 

[Hochman]

Reconstruction

Have you seen this child? Jane Doe2009

Missing From: GREEN VALLEY, AZ. Missing Date: Mon, Jul 13 2009. On July 13, 2009 the body of an unidentified Hispanic female was found along a desert trail near Gasline Road, north of Calle Tres, in Green Valley, Arizona (Pima County). It is believed she had been deceased for a few weeks. The...

www.missingkids.org

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Could it be Amelia Gomez?

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

 

[Caring1]

Erinn Rogers added to the rule outs.
4 Missing Person Exclusions

 

[EmiliaRT007]

Ooh, this case shakes me to my core. I comment on cases a lot of the time where I have a connection to them, have seen them, they have a relatable story or coincidence with someone I know.

I have a friend with that exact name. Areli Gomez Gomez. She looks so similar to the reconstruction of this poor soul. She’s a little smaller though at 4’9” and 80-85 pounds. She’s originally from Tapachula as well, the same city where this bus ticket was purchased. She’s a similar age to our Doe as well. I am in my late teens (born between 2003 and 2007) and Areli (my friend) is around 2 years younger than me.

I was absolutely shaken when I discovered this case. The similarities make me want to cry. I feel so sorry for this poor soul.

However, I do think her name is in fact Areli Gomez Gomez. Areli is not a terribly common name but it’s definitely heard of, so it seems a bit odd to use it in an alias. Also, why would she need an alias for a trip 100% in Mexico? I can understand when crossing the border.

She was so beautiful. It’s a shame that she left us so soon. I hope her true identity is uncovered at some point. She seems like she was an illegal immigrant. 100% illegal immigrant to me. Tapachula is near the Guatemalan border. I think she may not be Mexican, but rather potentially Guatemalan. I would check to see if there are any missing persons databases in Mexico and Guatemala that could yield some information and results for this girl’s identity. Hoping she can get her name back soon! I find it interesting she has had 2 teeth removed. She could be on the older end of her age range. Did they check for wisdom teeth? If they are completely absent she could be closer to about 18 or 19. Although I had mine taken out at 12 along with 6 other permanent teeth. It’s a pretty distinctive feature of mine. Having just 22 teeth at least for me is useful for ID’ing me if I ever end up like this. Poor thing.

 

[Mina280909]

Bump.

 

[Mina280909]

Bumping again.

 

[aurycore]

this is so sad.i hope she gets her name back soon

 

[aurycore]

since she was found on a desert trail and had a ticket to a city in Mexico, its very likely she's undocumented and was trying to immigrate to the states, but unfortunately died likely due to hyperthermia (opposite of hypothermia) or dehydration. Since this was during the summer (+ in Arizona) the heat exhaustion must've kicked in, and that's how she may have died. She does look very Central American to me, rather than Mexican.

Her PM photo is a bit disturbing on its own, since it shows her with extremely clouded eyes that appear a little swollen, likely from the body naturally bloating after death. Judging by the clouding of her corneas, she must've been dead for a few weeks before she was ever found. Her teeth also look a little bit crooked (from what I saw). Her hair was longer and not in the style depicted in the NCMEC reconstruction, very free flowing. I'm not sending it here since it is a bit graphic.

I hope she gets her name back soon, man. I really hope she does. her case is so sad.

 

[kforbes862]

Has anyone found a list or index of some kind of missing people from central America? I found one for missing people from Mexico but I think there are a lot more missing than are listed on it.

 

[aurycore]

Has anyone found a list or index of some kind of missing people from central america?

Unfortunately, no. I don't think there is from what I've googled.

For this case specifically, I think its similar to Maria Mendez: what I mean is that the name on her fraudulent Mexican documents was her real name, but since they were fake, they couldn't confirm a person with her name there since Maria was actually from San Marcos, Guatemala. Areli Gomez Gomez could in fact be her real name but because we don't know where shes' originally from its going to be hard to get a record of who she is.

 

[aurycore]

Upon searching information on the bus ticket, the city in which she came from is close to the Guatemalan border, is it possible she was from there originally and was attempting to travel up and into mexico?

According to wiki:
Tapachula de Córdova y Ordóñez, simply known as Tapachula, is a city and municipality located in the far southeast of the state of Chiapas in Mexico, near the Guatemalan border and the Pacific Ocean.

I wonder if some searching in Guatemala might reveal who this girl was? Just a thought.

Annette

for the price tag, is it in USD or in Mexican Pesos? Guatemala uses the Quetzal so that wouldn't make much sense.

Tijuana is very close to the border of California, so she may have gotten there and crossed into the state into San Diego, which borders Tijuana heavily. But as I did more research, there's a US Consulate located in Tijuana, and that was the possible location she was heading to, but I'm assuming she didn't have any documents and its why she didn't head there.

For the pricing of the ticket: If it were in pesos, 1000 of them would be around 51.50$, but if they were in Quetzals it would have been 130 USD. Must've been expensive to get to Tijuana.

 

[aurycore]

Upon searching information on the bus ticket, the city in which she came from is close to the Guatemalan border, is it possible she was from there originally and was attempting to travel up and into mexico?

According to wiki:
Tapachula de Córdova y Ordóñez, simply known as Tapachula, is a city and municipality located in the far southeast of the state of Chiapas in Mexico, near the Guatemalan border and the Pacific Ocean.

I wonder if some searching in Guatemala might reveal who this girl was? Just a thought.

Annette

I translated part of the ticket. It says it grants travel insurance but what even is that?

So "Executive Border Transport" is what it says on the top.

 

[aurycore]

If she was in Tijuana and hypothetically walked to green valley, that would take approximately 240 hours by foot. that's ten days!

 

[aurycore]

Ooh, this case shakes me to my core. I comment on cases a lot of the time where I have a connection to them, have seen them, they have a relatable story or coincidence with someone I know.

I have a friend with that exact name. Areli Gomez Gomez. She looks so similar to the reconstruction of this poor soul. She’s a little smaller though at 4’9” and 80-85 pounds. She’s originally from Tapachula as well, the same city where this bus ticket was purchased. She’s a similar age to our Doe as well. I am in my late teens (born between 2003 and 2007) and Areli (my friend) is around 2 years younger than me.

I was absolutely shaken when I discovered this case. The similarities make me want to cry. I feel so sorry for this poor soul.

However, I do think her name is in fact Areli Gomez Gomez. Areli is not a terribly common name but it’s definitely heard of, so it seems a bit odd to use it in an alias. Also, why would she need an alias for a trip 100% in Mexico? I can understand when crossing the border.

She was so beautiful. It’s a shame that she left us so soon. I hope her true identity is uncovered at some point. She seems like she was an illegal immigrant. 100% illegal immigrant to me. Tapachula is near the Guatemalan border. I think she may not be Mexican, but rather potentially Guatemalan. I would check to see if there are any missing persons databases in Mexico and Guatemala that could yield some information and results for this girl’s identity. Hoping she can get her name back soon! I find it interesting she has had 2 teeth removed. She could be on the older end of her age range. Did they check for wisdom teeth? If they are completely absent she could be closer to about 18 or 19. Although I had mine taken out at 12 along with 6 other permanent teeth. It’s a pretty distinctive feature of mine. Having just 22 teeth at least for me is useful for ID’ing me if I ever end up like this. Poor thing.

Is it possible these two could be related?

 

[aurycore]

Oh, someone online knows this doe's sister (please note I don't know for sure, I can't confirm) and she didn't want to cooperate in the case at all. So there goes our only lead to getting her identified.

Me and another person really tried to ask them to reach out to the sister to report it to the police and possibly get her identified, but unfortunately we didn't get a response.