Missing Person

Victor Sanchez

Victor Cruz Sanchez, 25, was last seen in the Abbeville area on March 23, 2009. NamUs lists Henry County's case as open and unresolved and states that Sanchez is believed to have been murdered, with the search for his body continuing.

Incident date: March 23, 2009
Location: Abbeville, Henry County
Independent sources: 4

The record

Victor Cruz Sanchez was 25 when he was last seen in the Abbeville area on March 23, 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. His NamUs case, MP5014, remains open and unresolved, and the Henry County Sheriff’s Office is listed as the primary investigating agency.1

NamUs states that Sanchez is believed to have been murdered and that the search for his body continues.1 The current NamUs page identifies the record as a federal missing-person case and says the page was created April 12, 2021, but the supplied page text does not provide further case details.2

A WSFA report published April 2, 2009, said police believed Sanchez was robbed and killed outside a home in Roberts Trailer Park in Abbeville shortly after 10:15 p.m. on March 23.3 That account has not been independently confirmed in the supplied official records.

WSFA reported that police had charged four people with capital murder. The station said Jessica Lynn Wilson and Tamara Burns Wilson had been arrested, while Victor Solorzano and Robby Burns were being sought and were possibly in Mexico.3 These names are included because the report said each person was charged; the supplied sources do not state the eventual disposition of those charges.

At the time of the WSFA report, authorities had not recovered Sanchez’s body. Rain had interrupted search efforts, and police asked the public for information about Sanchez’s whereabouts and the two people then being sought.3

More than a decade later, NamUs continues to classify Sanchez as missing and the case as unresolved.1 The supplied records do not describe subsequent searches, court proceedings or the current status of the 2009 charges.

Timeline

March 23, 2009Confirmed
Victor Cruz Sanchez was last seen in the Abbeville area, according to NamUs.
2009-03-23, shortly after 10:15 p.m.Reported
Police believed Sanchez was robbed and killed outside a Roberts Trailer Park home, according to WSFA.
April 2, 2009Reported
WSFA reported that two charged people had been arrested, two others were being sought, Sanchez's body had not been recovered and rain had stalled search efforts.
April 12, 2021Confirmed
The current NamUs case page says the record was created on this date.
Undated current recordConfirmed
NamUs lists MP5014 as open and unresolved and says the search for Sanchez's body continues.

Documented claims

Victor Cruz Sanchez was 25 at the time of his disappearance.
Confirmed
Source: National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, U.S. Department of Justice · Single-source claim.
Sanchez was last seen in the Abbeville, Alabama, area on March 23, 2009.
Confirmed
Source: National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, U.S. Department of Justice · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://www.wsfa.com/story/10115561/wiregrass-newsroom-rain-stalls-search-efforts-for-abbeville-murder-victim/
NamUs case MP5014 is open and unresolved.
Confirmed
Source: National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, U.S. Department of Justice · Single-source claim.
NamUs states that Sanchez is believed to have been murdered and that the search for his body continues.
Confirmed
Source: National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, U.S. Department of Justice · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://www.wsfa.com/story/10115561/wiregrass-newsroom-rain-stalls-search-efforts-for-abbeville-murder-victim/
The Henry County Sheriff's Office is the primary investigating agency.
Confirmed
Source: National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, U.S. Department of Justice · Single-source claim.
The current federal NamUs page identifies the matter as missing-person case MP5014 and says the page was created April 12, 2021.
Confirmed
Source: National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, U.S. Department of Justice · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/5014
WSFA reported that police believed Sanchez was robbed and killed outside a home in Roberts Trailer Park shortly after 10:15 p.m. on March 23, 2009.
Reported
Source: WSFA · Single-source claim.
WSFA reported that Jessica Lynn Wilson and Tamara Burns Wilson had been arrested, while Victor Solorzano and Robby Burns were being sought and were possibly in Mexico.
Reported
Source: WSFA · Single-source claim.
WSFA reported that all four named people faced capital murder charges.
Reported
Source: WSFA · Single-source claim.
As of April 2, 2009, authorities had not recovered Sanchez's body, rain had interrupted the search, and police requested public assistance.
Reported
Source: WSFA · Single-source claim.
The supplied records do not establish the disposition of the reported 2009 capital murder charges.
Unknown
Source on file · Single-source claim.

Sources

NamUs official record MP5014 — National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, U.S. Department of JusticeOpen
Missing Person / NamUs #MP5014 — National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, U.S. Department of JusticeOpen
Wiregrass Newsroom: Rain stalls search efforts for Abbeville murder victim — WSFAOpen
Alabama news links — AL.comOpen