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Henrietta Geck Cruz Avila










Missing Person Case September 2021



Missing Person Case September 2021


Henrietta, approximately 1960; Age at the time of disappearance: -progression to Age at the time of disappearance: 75 (approximately 2017)




Date reported missing : 06/01/1960

Missing location (approx) :
Santa Ana, California
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
Hispanic


DOB : 10/10/1942 (78)
Age at the time of disappearance: 17 years old
Height / Weight : 5'0, 100 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A gold chain and a wedding band.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Hispanic female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Henrietta's maiden name is Cruz. She has a measles scar between her eyebrows.





Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Henrietta was last seen in Santa Ana, California sometime in the summer of 1960. She had dropped out of Santa Ana High School prior to her disappearance and taken a job at a store. In the spring of 1960, she met 24-year-old Merle Avila. They married a month later and lived in Santa Ana, where her family also lived.
Three months into the marriAge at the time of disappearance: , according to Merle, Henrietta packed her belongings and left him. She didn't get in touch with her family, and her father reported her missing on August 1. Merle stated he saw his estranged wife in a park in Long Beach, California on August 20; this is the last time anyone claims to have seen her.
On August 27, Henrietta's parents got a collect call from San Francisco, California, from someone who gave their name as Henrietta Cruz. Henrietta's mother said she would accept the charges, but the caller hung up without speaking to her. That same day, Henrietta's parents got a telegram from San Francisco, signed "Henrietta." It said she was okay, had gotten a job and would not be returning to her husband. Police determined the telegram had been phoned in from a payphone by a woman who gave a false address.
The week before Christmas in 1961, Henrietta's father went outside to his driveway and found, sitting on the trunk of his car, a belt and some underclothing belonging to Henrietta. There was no other sign of her and she never contacted her parents again.
Merle died in 2012, and Henrietta's brother died in 2020, but her sister, younger than her by ten years, is still alive and hopes for resolution in her case. Foul play is possible in Henrietta's disappearance, which remains unsolved. Santa Ana police are investigating.


Other information and links : ncy

Santa Ana Police Department
714-834-4211
714-245-8353



September 2021 updates and sources

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.
The Los Angeles Times
NBC Los Angeles




October 12, 2004. September 24, 2020; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.