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Jose Ortiz Missing Person Case

Last seen in New Haven, Connecticut on Dec 28, 2005

Victim Details

Dec 02, 2009

Sep 15, 2022

Jose

Ortiz

39

19

69 inches

71 inches

140 lbs

150 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Male

Dec 28, 2005

New Haven

Connecticut

New Haven County

7784

New Haven Police Department

New Haven

Connecticut

New Haven County

06519

1 Union Ave, Connecticut

2039466316

Local

Law Enforcement

06-0072

2006-01-01

New Haven Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

No

08/09/2026


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In the Fair Haven neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut, a family continues to wait for answers in the disappearance of 19-year-old Jose Ortiz. On December 28, 2005, Jose was last seen riding his bicycle near the intersection of Poplar Street and Lombard Street, not far from the home he shared with his mother. He was reportedly wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, and a bandana. That same day, a chilling eyewitness account emerged from a firefighter who reported seeing a young man, be ...
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Last Seen: Dec 28, 2005

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    I’ve been following Jose Ortiz’s case for years, and something that's always stuck with me is wh... ...Read More
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