Mexico Mexico - Joshua Keshaba Sierra Garcia, 1, American, kidnapped, Mexico City, 12 Aug 2003 *Arrest*

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Date(s) of Birth Used December 29, 2001
Place of Birth Los Angeles, California
Hair Black
Eyes Brown
Height 3'0" (at time of disappearance)
Weight 25 to 28 pounds (at time of disappearance)
Sex Male
Race White (Hispanic)
Nationality American
Reward:
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the recovery, alive or deceased, of Joshua Keshaba Sierra Garcia.

Remarks:
Garcia was last seen wearing a grey sweatshirt, blue shorts, and sandals. He has pierced ears.

Details:
On August 12, 2003, Joshua Keshaba Sierra Garcia, an American-born child, was kidnapped in Mexico City, Mexico. He was last seen around 11:00 a.m. that morning.

At the time of the kidnapping, Garcia was in the custody of relatives who had traveled to Mexico City to have Garcia baptized. During the kidnapping, Garcia's 15-year-old babysitter was murdered. After a series of ransom calls, a money drop resulted in the arrest of one kidnapper by Mexican law enforcement authorities, but Garcia has not been located.

JOSHUA KESHABA SIERRA GARCIA — FBI

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Bumping in the hopes that this family gets closure.
 
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Lots of info from the fbi here. It sounds like the babysitter was Joshua’s cousin?
 
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The #FBI is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to the recovery of Joshua Keshaba Sierra Garcia. On August 12, 2003, Garcia was kidnapped in Mexico City, Mexico. He was last seen around 11:00 a.m. that morning: https://fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/joshua-keshaba-sierra-garcia
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The reward has doubled since post 1.
 
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This article states the person arrested for the kidnapping is currently incarcerated but it's not clear if they are serving time for this kidnapping or for another crime. Has any information about this person ever been released? A name? Any connection to the family? Any connection to organized crime? I couldn't find anything online.

NBC Los Angeles 8/11/2023
 

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