Daniel Castro-Morales Missing Person Case

Sep 13, 2022

Sep 11, 2023

Daniel

Castro-Morales

36

32

59 inches

62 inches

130 lbs

140 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Male

On May 27, 2022, a 32-year-old man named Daniel Baltazar Castro-Morales vanished near Falfurrias, Texas. His last known location was in the vicinity of the Falfurrias Border Patrol checkpoint in Brooks County. At the time of his disappearance, Daniel, a Hispanic/Latino male, stood between 5 feet 9 inches and 6 feet 2 inches tall, with a slender build, weighing between 130 and 140 pounds. His family and loved ones have been left with uncertainty, searching for answers about what happened to him after he was last seen in the South Texas landscape, an area known for its unforgiving terrain. Daniel has black hair, which he wore in a style that was longer on top and shorter on the sides, and brown eyes. He also had a short beard and mustache. His appearance is marked by several distinct scars: one near an eyebrow, another on an eyelid, and one on the top of one of his hands from a motorcycle accident. Additionally, he has a mole on his left cheek. When he was last seen, he was wearing size 36 blue jeans, a navy blue medium-sized polo t-shirt with a logo on the chest, and a light brown belt. Inside the belt, phone numbers were written. He was also wearing bright purple Nike tennis shoes, size 38, with light blue and white soles. He carried a few personal belongings with him, which provide a small glimpse into his life and final known moments. He had a black fanny pack that held his identification and a pencil. It is also believed he had a cell phone with him. Tucked into his pants pocket was a letter he was in the process of writing to one of his daughters, a poignant detail in the story of his sudden disappearance. The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office is the primary investigating agency in his case. The circumstances surrounding Daniel's disappearance remain unclear, with the last known information placing him near a federal checkpoint. His case is a somber reminder of the many individuals who go missing, leaving behind families to grapple with the pain of the unknown and the hope for a resolution.

May 27, 2022

Falfurrias

Texas

Brooks County

No

118265

Brooks County Sheriffs Office

Falfurrias

Texas

Brooks County

78355

701 East Rice Street, Texas

3613253696

County

Law Enforcement

http://www.co.brooks.tx.us/default.aspx?Brooks_County/Sheriff

Brooks County Sheriffs Office

4069

Black

Brown

Brown

09/20/2026