Deceased/Not Found CA - Victoria Marquina, 16, Sutter Creek, 10 Oct 2019

[Aingeal92f]

UPDATE: Suspect Joshua Anthony Martinez arrested for murder of Victoria Marquina - News Release. No body has been recovered and Victoria is still missing.

Ledger Dispatch Release 12/19/20 via Facebook:

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Victoria Marquina has been missing from Sutter Creek, CA, Amador County since October 10, 2019. A local news search shows as of November 12, 2020, Victoria is still missing. Victoria was 16 years old when she went missing, and would now be 18. Victoria was least seen in the company of Joshua Anthony Martinez who was arrested in July 2020 for sexual charges involving a minor. However, Victoria remains missing. Joshua Anthony Martinez was arrested 12/19/20 at 4:18 p.m. for Murder and booked into the Amador County Jail. Nothing further has been released.

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Officials arrest man wanted in connection with Amador County girl’s disappearance | FOX40

Victoria Marquina Still Missing as of Thursday, November 12, 2020

 

[Aingeal92f]

UPDATE 12/21/20 : Joshua Anthony Martinez, Age 22 was released from the Amador County Jail (held on murder charges). No body, no evidence, no charges. He is now out again.

 

[wickedghost]

To organize what we know so far:

• October 5th 2019 - Marquina fails to come home after attending a concert with friends in Sacramento
• October 6th 2019 - last contact with family.
  • Morning: Martinez claims he dropped her off in Sutter Creek.
  • Afternoon/Evening: Mother also claims to have seen Marquina's car parked on Main Street near Sutter Creek, mother confronted daughter in front of vehicle and daughter told her she was moving out.
• October 8th 2019 - seen at school in Sacramento
• October 9th 2019 - last known location of her cellphone in San Joaquin County. There are disputes about where she was last seen. Police believe she was killed here in San Joaquin as circumstantial evidence has been found suggesting that Marquina was murdered here by Martinez
• October 11th 2019 - Martinez stops reporting to work
• October 13th 2019 - Marquina's Car (black Honda Accord) was discovered in Escalon. An eye witness gave a description of a young hispanic couple matching the description of Martinez and Marquina and Martinez's car.
• June 12th 2020 - Martinez extradited from Mexico to the US on felony sex-related charges including statutory rape (Marquina being the victim of these charges)*
• December 18th - 22nd 2020 - Martinez served a Ramey warrant and brought back into custody for questioning, Martinez exercised his 5th amendment right was later released again. Martinez claims that Marquina stated to be older than she actually was and stated that they met on a dating app.**

Other Information:

• Amador county believes there is enough circumstantial evidence to charge Martinez with the murder of Marquina but since the murder is believed to have taken place in San Joaquin County, San Joaquin needs to be sure they have enough evidence before they charge him They do not believe there is enough evidence at this time to prove without a reasonable doubt that A. Marquina is dead and that B. Martinez was involved.
• ACSO has followed hundreds of leads from San Joaquin to San Diego, to Mexico, where Martinez fled following the disappearance of Marquina.
  
• Police are certain Marquina was killed by Martinez and that believe he had help.***

Sources of information:
Amador County Sherriff's Office Oct. 16 2019
Amador County DA wants to 'set the record straight'
Amador County District Attorney Dec. 28 2020
Officials Arrest Man Wanted in Connection With Amador County Girl's Disappearance
Man Arrested in Connection to Missing Sutter Creek Girl
Man Accused of Killing Amador County Girl Victoria Marquina Walks Free From Jail
Amador County Sheriff takes man believed to be connected to disappearance of missing girl back into custody for questioning
Amador County DA wants to 'set the record straight' on investigation into disappearance of 16-year-old Victoria Marquina
Sutter Creek mother asks for help in finding teen daughter missing since October

Notes:
*To me, this implies that the police found evidence that Martinez and Marquina had sex (possibly from her car?)
**New evidence was discovered on the sex-related charges Martinez was facing in Amador County that now made it impossible to convince a unanimous jury of his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt under any theory of criminal liability. I speculate that Marquina perhaps lied about her age whatever dating app she was using so, Martinez's statement that he thought she was older could have been true or at least partially true therefor squashing their statutory rape charges
***Is this suggesting that there is evidence of someone else assisting in the murder/disappearance of Marquina?

Working theories:

• Marquina was killed in San Joaquin on the 9th or 10th as police suspect and her body was discarded somewhere (?). My best guess would be somewhere between where her phone last pinged and where her car was found. Panicked Martinez stops showing up to work, thinks about laying low or perhaps leaving the country altogether (Martinez claims he left because he was getting death threats because of Marquina's disappearance, this could be an excuse to justify leaving the country at around the same time).
• Marquina was not killed in San Joaquin on the 9th or 10th as police suspect but was in fact alive and with Martinez on the 13th (as per the eye witness statements claiming to see her in Martinez's car). An altercation occurred where Marquina was perhaps beat up and/or taken forcibly by Martinez to Mexico. Martinez and Marquina abandoning the Honda Accord in order to 'throw off' the police.

Next Steps?

• Unfortunately, in cases like these without a body, it will be very hard to prove and explain what happened. It would be prudent to look for a body between San Joaquin County and where Marquina's car was found in Escalon and following the path that Martinez took to go to Mexico (San Joaquin - San Diego). A good place to start might be by looking at unidentified bodies of girls her age, size, and description to see if a match can be made this way.
• Police seem to believe that there was a second person involved that may have helped Martinez with the murder/disappearance. Looking for leads to who this might be would also be worth pursuing. It has been difficult to find the social media accounts for both Martinez and Marquina to look into this further, but if there was a second person involved it would most likely be a friend of either Martinez alone or both Martinez and Marquina.

 

[YaYa_521]

This thread has been moved from the Missing Persons Resources - Search & Flyer Distribution Notices forum. I've not found any other threads for Victoria. I pray she is located soon.

 

[Aloe]

To organize what we know so far:

• October 5th 2019 - Marquina fails to come home after attending a concert with friends in Sacramento
• October 6th 2019 - last contact with family.
  • Morning: Martinez claims he dropped her off in Sutter Creek.
  • Afternoon/Evening: Mother also claims to have seen Marquina's car parked on Main Street near Sutter Creek, mother confronted daughter in front of vehicle and daughter told her she was moving out.
• October 8th 2019 - seen at school in Sacramento
• October 9th 2019 - last known location of her cellphone in San Joaquin County. There are disputes about where she was last seen. Police believe she was killed here in San Joaquin as circumstantial evidence has been found suggesting that Marquina was murdered here by Martinez
• October 11th 2019 - Martinez stops reporting to work
• October 13th 2019 - Marquina's Car (black Honda Accord) was discovered in Escalon. An eye witness gave a description of a young hispanic couple matching the description of Martinez and Marquina and Martinez's car.
• June 12th 2020 - Martinez extradited from Mexico to the US on felony sex-related charges including statutory rape (Marquina being the victim of these charges)*
• December 18th - 22nd 2020 - Martinez served a Ramey warrant and brought back into custody for questioning, Martinez exercised his 5th amendment right was later released again. Martinez claims that Marquina stated to be older than she actually was and stated that they met on a dating app.**

Other Information:

• Amador county believes there is enough circumstantial evidence to charge Martinez with the murder of Marquina but since the murder is believed to have taken place in San Joaquin County, San Joaquin needs to be sure they have enough evidence before they charge him They do not believe there is enough evidence at this time to prove without a reasonable doubt that A. Marquina is dead and that B. Martinez was involved.
• ACSO has followed hundreds of leads from San Joaquin to San Diego, to Mexico, where Martinez fled following the disappearance of Marquina.
  
• Police are certain Marquina was killed by Martinez and that believe he had help.***

Sources of information:
Amador County Sherriff's Office Oct. 16 2019
Amador County DA wants to 'set the record straight'
Amador County District Attorney Dec. 28 2020
Officials Arrest Man Wanted in Connection With Amador County Girl's Disappearance
Man Arrested in Connection to Missing Sutter Creek Girl
Man Accused of Killing Amador County Girl Victoria Marquina Walks Free From Jail
Amador County Sheriff takes man believed to be connected to disappearance of missing girl back into custody for questioning
Amador County DA wants to 'set the record straight' on investigation into disappearance of 16-year-old Victoria Marquina
Sutter Creek mother asks for help in finding teen daughter missing since October

Notes:
*To me, this implies that the police found evidence that Martinez and Marquina had sex (possibly from her car?)
**New evidence was discovered on the sex-related charges Martinez was facing in Amador County that now made it impossible to convince a unanimous jury of his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt under any theory of criminal liability. I speculate that Marquina perhaps lied about her age whatever dating app she was using so, Martinez's statement that he thought she was older could have been true or at least partially true therefor squashing their statutory rape charges
***Is this suggesting that there is evidence of someone else assisting in the murder/disappearance of Marquina?

Working theories:

• Marquina was killed in San Joaquin on the 9th or 10th as police suspect and her body was discarded somewhere (?). My best guess would be somewhere between where her phone last pinged and where her car was found. Panicked Martinez stops showing up to work, thinks about laying low or perhaps leaving the country altogether (Martinez claims he left because he was getting death threats because of Marquina's disappearance, this could be an excuse to justify leaving the country at around the same time).
• Marquina was not killed in San Joaquin on the 9th or 10th as police suspect but was in fact alive and with Martinez on the 13th (as per the eye witness statements claiming to see her in Martinez's car). An altercation occurred where Marquina was perhaps beat up and/or taken forcibly by Martinez to Mexico. Martinez and Marquina abandoning the Honda Accord in order to 'throw off' the police.

Next Steps?

• Unfortunately, in cases like these without a body, it will be very hard to prove and explain what happened. It would be prudent to look for a body between San Joaquin County and where Marquina's car was found in Escalon and following the path that Martinez took to go to Mexico (San Joaquin - San Diego). A good place to start might be by looking at unidentified bodies of girls her age, size, and description to see if a match can be made this way.
• Police seem to believe that there was a second person involved that may have helped Martinez with the murder/disappearance. Looking for leads to who this might be would also be worth pursuing. It has been difficult to find the social media accounts for both Martinez and Marquina to look into this further, but if there was a second person involved it would most likely be a friend of either Martinez alone or both Martinez and Marquina.

Patiently waiting for more information about this body found in the fire aftermath.
Human remains found in area of wildfire near Sonora

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Today I saw Victoria's listing, now in NamUs, and I came to see if she had a thread.
She looks so joyful in her photo.
I sense she was capable of feeling deeply, joy, and trust. I'm sorry to see what is suspected.
My heart goes out to her family.
I hope she will be located safe. If not, I hope she will be located quickly and there will be justice for her.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)



Missing Person / NamUs #MP84456
Victoria Amairani Marquina Female, Hispanic / Latino
Date of Last Contact: October 6, 2019
Missing From: Sutter Creek, California
Missing Age: 16 Years
Current Age: 18 Years
Height: 5' 0" (60 Inches)
Weight: 110 lbs
Hair and Eye Color: Brown
Clothing: Orange sweater and distressed blue jeans

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Amador County mom continues search 2 years after teen daughter goes missing

 

[JerseyGirl]

Amador County mom continues search 2 years after teen daughter goes missing

Since Marquina’s disappearance, authorities arrested a 22-year-old man they believed murdered her and then fled to Mexico, but he was later released on lack of evidence.

 

[MrsWatson]

Victoria Amairani Marquina – The Charley Project

 

[Knox]

Two years, too long: Where is Victoria Marquina?​

• Oct 22, 2021 Updated Oct 28, 2021

Two years, too long: Where is Victoria Marquina?

The past two years have been heart-wrenching and infuriating for the loved ones of Victoria Amairani Marquina, the Sutter Creek teenager whose whereabouts remain a mystery since she went missing

www.ledger.news

I stumbled upon this news story and thought I would post to bump this thread. My thoughts are with Victoria's family. I hope one day they are able to bring her home and obtain the evidence needed to convict the man suspected of killing her.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Bumping case up. My heart goes out to her family. They deserve justice.

No justice, just ‘frustration’ as Victoria Marquina case runs cold

The family of Corey Shearer isn’t the only Amador County family still seeking answers in an investigation that has seemingly gone cold.

www.ledger.news

 

[dotr]

Two years, too long: Where is Victoria Marquina?

The past two years have been heart-wrenching and infuriating for the loved ones of Victoria Amairani Marquina, the Sutter Creek teenager whose whereabouts remain a mystery since she went missing

www.ledger.news

By Esteban Reynoso April 14, 2025

New cold case task force developed in San Joaquin County

More than six hundred homicides, missing persons and sexual assault cases that remain unsolved are now at the forefront of a new task force.

www.cbsnews.com

''Victoria Marquina, 16, went missing more than five years ago. No one is in custody for her disappearance, and her body has yet to be found.

San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas said that it's cases like Marquina's that are at the top of mind for this new cold case task force.

Marquina's mother, Blanca Valencia, hasn't seen or heard from her daughter since 2019. Marquina, who at 16 already started college, went missing just days before her 17th birthday.''

"Any progress, the smallest progress they make, is hope for me, so they don't leave her case in the archives. If they archive it, the case is finished. No," she said. "This is hope. Of course, this is hope for me."
The cold case task force has already started working.

The task force has received $500,000 of funding from the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors, which says that next year, they're planning to continue providing funding.''

Victoria Marquina Still Missing as of Thursday, November 12, 2020

As of Thursday, November 12, 2020, the whereabouts of Victoria Marquina of Sutter Creek, California remain unknown as she remains on the Amador County missing persons list. Victoria now 18

www.ledger.news