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Maribel Oquendo-Carrero
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Maribel Oquendo-Carrero

16,030 Days Without Answers

Age at Disappearance
9
Last Seen
December 6, 1982
Location
Homestead, Miami-Dade, Florida
Investigating Agency
Homestead Police Department
Agency Phone
(305) 247-1535
Height
48 in
Weight
60 lbs
Hair
Black
Eyes
Brown

Circumstances

Oquendo-Carrero left her family home in Homestead, Florida on the afternoon of December 6, 1982 to walk to a corner store to buy candy. Family members say she reached the store and made a purchase, and a clerk saw her get into a waiting car outside. She was wearing a white t-shirt, blue and pink pants and beige and brown shoes, and both of her ears are pierced. She has never been heard from again. Her case remains unsolved.

Case file last verified October 16, 2026 against the official sources cited above.

Note on This Record

Height, weight and birth date differ by source: the Charley Project lists 48 to 50 inches, 60 to 100 pounds and an October 22, 1973 birth date, while the FBI lists 51 inches, 54 pounds and an August 22, 1973 birth date. USC follows the Charley Project for height and weight.

More Case Information

Additional details from the official case record, provided for identification.

Sex
Female
Race
Hispanic / Latino

Sources: The Charley Project · FBI

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