TX TX - Ernesto Garcia, 38, Marine Veteran & Jesus Garcia, 34, Matamoros, Mexico, 31 Jan 2015

[Gardener1850]

Missing Person / NamUs #MP29853
Ernesto Garcia

Male
Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian, Hispanic / Latino
Height 6' 8" (80 Inches)
Weight 250 - 260 lbs

Hair Color Brown
Head Hair Description Ernesto's hair is dark brown and is cut tight, and short.
Eye Color Brown

Date of Last Contact January 31, 2015
Missing From Brownsville, Texas
Missing Age 38 Years

Circumstances
Date of Last Contact January 31, 2015
NamUs Case Created August 16, 2015
Last Known Location Map
Location Brownsville, Texas
Cameron County

Circumstances of Disappearance
Ernesto Garcia is a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran who served in Iraq and disappeared around 2 AM on February 2, 2015 with his brother, Jesus Garcia: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) who was U.S. Army Veteran who served in Afghanistan. The two brothers had traveled to Matamoros, Mexico to visit family, a trip they did every few months. Unlike previous trips, the two brothers decided they would leave their location in Matamoros which was about 20 minutes south of Brownsville, Texas at about 2 AM and make the trip back to the United States. According to Ernesto’s wife, the two men never drove home at night and always waited until the day time to make the drive. Read more: http://www.missingveterans.com/2015/ernesto-garcia/
Circumstance Notes
If you have any information about the whereabouts of Jesus Garcia, contact the Brownsville Crime Stoppers at 956-546-8477 / 956 546 TIPS Hotline

Please call (210) 225-6741 or (956) 546-6922 You can also submit tips electronically at: FBI - Tips Their Fax number is: Fax: (956) 983-5005

Transportation
2009 Nissan Altima
Color Gray
State Texas
License Plate03L1511
Expiration Year 2015
Comments: Ernesto was last seen driving a 2009 charcoal gray Nissan Altima

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Note: It says Ernesto went missing with his brother Jesus Garcia but Jesus' NAMUS number is not coming up for me and I didn't find him with a search either. For now I'm only putting Ernesto in the title.

 

[Gardener1850]

Jesus Garcia's NAMUS is visible now too:

Circumstances
Date of Last Contact January 31, 2015
NamUs Case Created August 16, 2015
Last Known Location Map
Location Brownsville, Texas
Cameron County

Circumstances of Disappearance
Jesus Garcia is a U.S. Army Veteran who served in Afghanistan and disappeared around 2 AM on February 2, 2015 with his brother, Ernesto Garcia, a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran who served in Iraq. The two brothers had traveled to Matamoros, Mexico to visit family, a trip they did every few months. Unlike previous trips, the two brothers decided they would leave their location in Matamoros which was about 20 minutes south of Brownsville, Texas at about 2 AM and make the trip back to the United States. According to Ernesto Garcia’s wife, the two men never drove home at night and always waited until the day time to make the drive. Read more: Jesus Garcia

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

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Missing Person / NamUs #MP29853

View NamUs missing person case MP29853 for Ernesto Garcia missing from Brownsville, Texas. Date of last contact: Jan 31, 2015. NCMEC case number: --.

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They are both still missing

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Dec 10, 2023

Category: January

Missing Person / NamUs #MP29852 Jesus Garcia, Male, White/Hispanic Date of Last Contact January 31, 2015 Missing From Brownsville, Texas Missing Age 34 Years Height 5' 6" - 5' 11" (66 - 71 Inches)...

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