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Rufina Garcia Missing: Las Vegas Woman Missing Since 2020 | NamUs MP160383

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Missing Person: Rufina Garcia

NamUs Case: MP160383

Rufina Garcia

Case Overview

Status: Missing

Name: Rufina Garcia

Biological Sex: Female

Date of Last Contact: February 9, 2020 (Sunday)

Missing From: Las Vegas, Nevada

Missing Age: 37 years

Current Age: 44 years

Possible DOB: If she was 37 years old on February 9, 2020, her birthdate would fall between February 10, 1982 and February 9, 1983, inclusive.

Demographics

Legal First Name: Rufina

Legal Last Name: Garcia

Biological Sex: Female

Height: 5′ 1″ (61 inches)

Weight: 130–135 lbs

Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian, Hispanic / Latino

Circumstances

Date of Last Contact: February 9, 2020

NamUs Case Created: July 10, 2026

Last Known Location: Las Vegas, Nevada 89103

County: Clark County

Missing From Tribal Land: No

Primary Residence on Tribal Land: —

Circumstances of Disappearance: Rufina (Rubi) Garcia was last heard from by a friend on 04/09/2020.

Last Known Location: Las Vegas, Nevada 89103 — View Map (the last-known location points to West University Avenue and South Decatur Boulevard)

Physical Description

Hair Color: Black

Head Hair Description: —

Body Hair Description: —

Facial Hair Description: —

Left Eye Color: Green

Right Eye Color: Green

Eye Description: —

Commentary

By: Shane Lambert
Original publication date: September 16th, 2026

This is a fairly new case to NamUs; however, the missing person has been missing for several years. One thing I noticed with the NamUs description for this case is that the missing person is listed as missing as of February 9th, 2020. However, in the case details, it says she was last heard from on “04/09/2020,” which would commonly refer to April 9th, 2020. From the outset, I think there is a bit of work to be done clarifying her “Date of Last Contact.”

Her last-known location has been pinpointed on her NamUs profile. It points to Google Maps near South Decatur Boulevard and West University Avenue in Las Vegas. The area is viewable on Google Maps, including using street-level views from the time period when Rufina went missing.

There was a business there called K2 in March 2020 with a website at K2 Analytics. However, it’s not clear if the pin drop on Google was actually meant to drop at this precise business, as even a small misdrop would pinpoint a different one. The coordinates could be associated with multiple businesses in what looks like Oasis Business Park.

Overall, this is a mystery that is unusually dead for information. There is no news source, no Facebook post or group, or anything that I could find that was contemporaneous with her disappearance date. Everything that pops up appears to be associated with the NamUs profile. For the time being, I am setting this aside but will revisit the case in the future. In my opinion, whoever lobbied to have her case included in NamUs would do well to make any publishable details known online.

Source

Source: National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), Case MP160383.

View the original NamUs case

NamUs 2.0 data accessed September 2026.

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