NV - Peter Anthony Thuo, 43, Henderson, April 15, 2010

[Aurora90]

Missing Person / NamUs #MP12707
Peter Anthony Thuo, Male, Black / African American
Date of Last Contact: April 15, 2010
Missing From: Henderson, Nevada

Demographics
Missing Age 43 Years
Current Age 57 Years
Legal First Name Peter
Middle Name: Anthony
Legal Last Name: Thuo
Chosen Name/Nickname/Alias--

Biological SexMale
Height: 4' 7" - 5' 0" (55 - 60 Inches)
Weight: 150 - 160 lbs
Race / EthnicityBlack / African American

Circumstances​

Date of Last ContactApril 15, 2010
NamUs Case CreatedOctober 17, 2011

Last Known Location Map​

LocationHenderson, Nevada
CountyClark County
Missing From Tribal Land--
Primary Residence on Tribal Land--

Circumstances of Disappearance
Peter last communicated with his family in April 2010. He has been out of touch with us for an awkwardly long time which is alarming. He always communicated at least once a week. He previously lived in Long Beach, CA and only moved to Nevada two years ago with his family.

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Physical Description
Hair Color Black
Head Hair Description Black
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye ColorBrown
Right Eye ColorBrown
Eye Description: Wears eye glasses

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Aurora90]

As per his facebook, it appears he was about to be a new father, having just hosting a baby shower months prior to his disappearance. However it was his family from California that reported him missing.

There are no official suspects so I will remain mum on my thoughts regarding this case. However it’s important to note; his Namus Profile has the investigative agency as the Henderson Police - Homicide Department.

 

[Aurora90]

A Nevada Highway Patrol trooper found a male matching Peter’s description (black male, 40-50s, ~5’0 tall) near the Interstate 80 Elburz exit approximately 8 months later.

I have submitted this John Doe as a possible match. (The responses I have received from the Elk County Sheriff’s Office are located in John Doe’s thread)

NV - NV - Elburz, I-80, BlkMale 50-70, UP8373, silver framed front teeth, seizure meds, Dec'10

 

[2023]

I found this man on Namus in the missing and in the unidentified doe several months ago and was unable to find the case info again (due to my own dumbness, not an error in the systems lol), I am 99% sure that he is the same man on both sites. So glad you found it and made the connection also.

 

[2023]

I found this man on Namus in the missing and in the unidentified doe several months ago and was unable to find the case info again (due to my own dumbness, not an error in the systems lol), I am 99% sure that he is the same man on both sites. So glad you found it and made the connection also.

Oooo! Yay! I just found more of your post with follow up info and it seems the detective is already looking into it to see if there is a connection! Fantastic!
You rock !

 

[Aurora90]

I found this man on Namus in the missing and in the unidentified doe several months ago and was unable to find the case info again (due to my own dumbness, not an error in the systems lol), I am 99% sure that he is the same man on both sites. So glad you found it and made the connection also.

Thank you! I wanted to take a look at cases with very little activity. So I looked at the cases from the “least modified” and worked my way though that list. His was one that appears to have never had any modifications since it was entered. So I decided to look at does matching his description. This was the only doe that popped up.

It’s unfortunate that the doe had all this publicity, and even assistance from the FBI, and no one thought to look at Peter. But I think theres a reason as to why.

Peter has two Facebook accounts, but I think one of them is meant to distract people. It has posts from after his “possible death”. And it portrays him very differently from his other account. I believe this was made to get the scent of the trail.

This is something I’ve noticed in another case I assisted with. Monte Pointe Jabber. Someone pretended to be him on his Facebook page after his body was found as well.

So I think that stalled the investigation into whether this was him or not.

If this is him, hopefully the finding of his body leads to justice for his family.

 

[Pennysmom1]

Peter Anthony Thuo - Nevada Missing Person Directory

Details and Pictures of Peter Anthony Thuo, Missing since April 2010

www.missingin.org

 

[Aurora90]

Bumping for Peter.

Perhaps there is no DNA on file for him. to compare to that John Doe? @Caring1 does Peter have any rule-outs?

I am going to write the Lieutenant back and see if I get a reply.

Peter had recently become a father, and his facebook profile depicted a happy family man, then at some point there was a striking difference in his posts, as if someone else had his phone.

If anyone can find any more info that would be great.

 

[Aurora90]

His case was modified in Feb of 2025, but there is no visible changes so maybe there is some progress behind the scenes.

 

[Caring1]

Bumping for Peter.

Perhaps there is no DNA on file for him. to compare to that John Doe? @Caring1 does Peter have any rule-outs?

I am going to write the Lieutenant back and see if I get a reply.

Peter had recently become a father, and his facebook profile depicted a happy family man, then at some point there was a striking difference in his posts, as if someone else had his phone.

If anyone can find any more info that would be great.

Peter doesn’t have any rule outs listed.

 

[Aurora90]

Peter doesn’t have any rule outs listed.

Thanks so much for the update. I see his profile was recently updated Feb of 2025) prior to that, Peter's NamUs profile hadn't modified since October 2011. I am cautiously optimistic.