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Hector Noel Rivera
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Hector Noel Rivera

File Nº MP5415

9,769 Days Without Answers

Age at Disappearance
21
Last Seen
January 27, 2000
Location
Santa Ana, Orange, California
Investigating Agency
Santa Ana Police Department
Agency Case #
00-50425
Agency Phone
(714) 245-8700
Height
65 in
Weight
140 lbs
Hair
Brown
Eyes
Brown

Circumstances

Rivera was last seen in Santa Ana, California on January 27, 2000, at his residence in the vicinity of the 1900 block of South Flower Street. All of his ATM and cell phone activity stopped the night he disappeared. His vehicle, a black 1999 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck with a standard cab, no camper shell and California license plate 6B31169, is also missing. He was wearing a silver Century High School class ring and a silver Guess watch, and may have been wearing a white t-shirt, black shorts and a black hooded sweatshirt, or a red long-sleeved Abercrombie shirt with blue jeans and white New Balance shoes. His case remains unsolved.

Sources: Charley Project (charleyproject.org/case/hector-noel-rivera) and NamUs (namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP5415).

Case file last verified October 20, 2026 against the official sources cited above.

Note on This Record

Race differs in form by source: NamUs lists Rivera's ethnicities as White / Caucasian and Hispanic / Latino, while the Charley Project lists him as Hispanic. USC follows Hispanic / Latino. Height also differs slightly: the Charley Project lists 5 feet 5 inches, while NamUs lists 64 inches; USC follows the Charley Project height, 65 inches.

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Sex
MaleRace: Hispanic / LatinoHeight: NamUs lists 64 inches

Sources: NamUs · Charley Project

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Case # 00-50425

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