Joel ‘Deano’ Valdez, a Marine veteran, has been missing for a month, prompting his family to search for answers in Santa Fe.
Valdez’s cousin, Monique Garcia, said Sept. 18 started as a normal day for him. Valdez had finished a job in Silver City and stopped in Santa Fe on his way home to Coyote, visiting an ATM and Allsup’s.
After not hearing from him the rest of that day, the family grew concerned. The next few days, charges were made on his debit card. The family said the amount used at another gas station was out of character for him and was enough to fill up a few cars.
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