Name: Samuel Lee Hernandez
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: July 19, 1997
Location Last Seen: El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
Date of Birth: February 12, 1951
Age: 46 years old
Race: Biracial (White/Hispanic)
Gender: Male
Height: 5'4" - 5'5"
Weight: 210 - 230 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Sam, Joe
Distinguishing Marks/Features: His lip is twisted as a result of a stroke, he has a scar on the left side of his face near his eye and a red mark near his right eye. He is diabetic, has seizures and has problems from a back injury.
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available
Clothing: Pullover shirt,Levi'sjeans and athletic shoes.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: athletic shoes
Hernandez went missing from El Paso, TX after last being seen on July 19, 1997. He called his family from a payphone and told them he was leaving El Paso and would be going home to Denver, CO. He did not tell them how he planned to travel that distance, but he never made it to Colorado.
Hernandez used his sister's address in Utah to receive his social security checks, but she supposedly lost contact with him in 2010. His wife received a call from his sister in 2000 saying that Hernandez was living in a tent in Utah and that he wanted to talk with his wife and sons, but his sons did not want to speak to him and the phone call with his wife and sons never took place. Foul play is possible.
Agency Name: El Paso Police Department
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: (915) 872-3656
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 04079099
Agency Name: Texas Department of Public Safety
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: (800) 346-3243; (512) 424-5074
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: M0404001
NamUs Case Number: 960
NCIC Case Number: M-373974903
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Added: 2/10/06; Last Updated: 05-18-2022 - By: Htmlcnvtr
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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