0 Vanished from the Mesa: The Unsolved Disappearance of Lloyd Lanza
- Missing Persons
- by CSC Blog
- 06/06/2025
A Quiet Evening in Old Oraibi
On the evening of April 23, 2018, 23-year-old Lloyd Seaver Lanza was last seen departing a friend's residence in Old Oraibi, Arizona. This historic Hopi village, nestled on Third Mesa, is known for its deep-rooted traditions and tight-knit community. Lloyd's departure that night was unremarkable, yet he never returned home and has not been heard from since. His family reported him missing to the Bureau of Indian Affairs on April 29, 2018, six days after his disappearance.
A Distinctive Appearance
Lloyd is a Native American male, standing 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing approximately 125 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes. At the time of his disappearance, he was wearing a blue Hopi Bruins shirt, black pants, and black Converse sneakers. Notably, Lloyd has several distinctive tattoos: a black bear claw on his right shoulder, another on his left upper arm, and a bear claw with the name "Lanza" in script on his chest, along with a lowercase "h" in Old English script and the words "3rd Mesa Hopi." ...Read More