MUS-2026-0160
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MUS-2026-0160
Missing person
- Incident
- 2011
- Indexed
- Oct 8, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Santa Cruz Police Department
- Location
- Santa Cruz CA
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Madeline Benitez, 64, who worked part-time at a Burger King in Capitola, California, and attended church weekly, was last seen by coworkers on October 29, 2011, and reported missing nine days later. Her apartment showed no signs of disturbance, and her calendar was marked through the day she vanished. She has never been found. NamUs case MP24619 remains open. The Santa Cruz Police Department is the investigating agency.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2011-10-29
Madeline Benitez, 64, is last seen by coworkers in Capitola, California; reported missing nine days later.
- 2026
The case remains unsolved.
Key people
The people in the file.
64, of Santa Cruz, California. Part-time Burger King worker in Capitola; last seen by coworkers October 29, 2011.
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