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Name: Herlinda Ann Soto
Case Classification: Involuntary Missing
Missing Since: July 2, 1993
Location Last Seen: El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
Date of Birth: March 4, 1950
Age: 43 years
Race: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Height: 5' 6
Weight: 150 lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Not Available
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Herlinda Soto was violently abducted from her home on Bill Ogden in east El Paso between July 2nd, 1993, at 18:00 and July 5th, 1993, at 18:00 pm. Her ex-husband had picked up the children for the weekend and when he returned he found blood smears on the garage floor. There was a substantial amount of blood throughout the house and it appeared as if Soto had been dragged to the front door. Although, this is not considered a murder case, detectives believe she had been murdered.
Detectives don't think robbery was a motive. Soto had few valuables in her sparse, three-bedroom brick house. There was no trace of a forced entry, but one of the garage doors did not lock. Foul play is suspected. Herlinda Soto’s car, a 1989 Mercury Tracer, was taken during the abduction and was recovered on July 6th at the 12400 block of Rojas.
The San Antonio native served in the Army Reserve and was an Operation Desert Storm veteran, who spent about eight months in Saudi Arabia. Soto, who had recently won custody of her two boys, then ages 10 and 7, worked as a public health technician for the El Paso City-County Health and Environmental District.
Agency Name: El Paso Police Headquarters - Cold Case Unit
Agency Contact Person: Detective Jose Castro
Agency Phone Number: 915-564-7010
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 93-186351
NamUs Case Number: MP #3124
NCIC Case Number: M662784702
El Paso Police Department
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Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 05-18-2022 - By: Htmlcnvtr
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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