KS KS - Jesus Carlos Quinones Flores, 29, Topeka, 15 Sept 2010

[Gardener1850]

Missing Person / NamUs #MP61712
Jesus Carlos Quinones Flores

Male, Hispanic / Latino
Height 5' 6" (66 Inches)
Weight 155 lbs

Black Hair
Brown Eyes

Circumstances
Date of Last Contact September 15, 2010
NamUs Case Created November 21, 2019
Last Known Location Map
Location Topeka, Kansas 66604
Shawnee County

Circumstances of Disappearance
On 09-14-2010, Quinones-Flores left Topeka, Kansas with an associate in a 1997 gray Dodge Caravan with unknown Kansas plates. It is purported that the associate stored 2 boxes in Quinones-Flores' van to transport to Mexico for him. Quinones-Flores was returning home to his wife in Mexico and never arrived. His wife suspects Quinones-Flores is deceased, and she is not interested in case updates. The associate was driving a separate vehicle, and he reportedly makes regular trips to Mexico delivering clothes, furniture and money to family members and returns with other property to be delivered to the states. It is possible that Quinones-Flores is not a correct name, or he has changed his name.

Transportation
1997 Dodge Caravan
Style Van/Minivan
Color Gray
State Kansas
License Plate 30 day temp
Expiration Year 2010

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Maldoror]

Possible connection with the drug cartels? Not explicitly saying the guy was running drugs or errands for a crime group, could also have simply been a random killing (which has occurred in Mexico's highways). The fact that the wife stated she is not interested in case updates could mean something. I'm guessing the disappeared was a Mexican national, going by the fact that the write-up stated he was going "home to his wife in Mexico". I wish we knew info such as: did he regularly come to the 'States? Where exactly in Mexico was his "home"? Did he have family here in the 'States?

Also, who reported him missing? NAMUS really should at least specify that there are no additional details, this type of write-up and case info is so vague and barebones as to not even make a difference whether it exists or not. I know they do good work, but it can be frustrating combing through pages of these.

 

[mlhenn]

Jesus Carlos Quinones-Flores – The Charley Project

Last updated March 10, 2021; middle name added, details of disappearance updated.

Details of Disappearance
Quinones-Flores was last seen in Topeka, Kansas on September 14, 2010. He left with another person in a gray 1997 Dodge Caravan with Kansas license plates, en route to Mexico. He never arrived in Mexico and has never been heard from again. Few details are available in his case.

 

[mlhenn]

Jesus Carlos Quinones-Flores – The Charley Project

How terribly sad...

Last updated April 7, 2021; details of disappearance updated.

Details of Disappearance
Quinones-Flores was last seen in Topeka, Kansas on September 14, 2010. He left in a gray 1997 Dodge Caravan with temporary Kansas license plates, en route to Mexico, where Quinones-Flores's wife lived. He was accompanied by another person who was driving a separate vehicle; this person reportedly makes regular trips to Mexico to deliver clothing, furniture and money to relatives and take other items back to the United States. The companion stored two boxes in the gray van to take to Mexico with them.

Quinones-Flores never arrived in Mexico and has never been heard from again.

His wife in Mexico believes he's deceased and indicated she was not interested in getting any updates on the case.

His case remains unsolved.