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Michael Negrete.

MUS-2026-0412

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MUS-2026-0412

Missing person

Incident
1999
Indexed
Oct 22, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
Agency
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Location
Los Angeles CA

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Summary

What happened, as the record shows.

Michael Negrete, an 18-year-old UCLA freshman on a music scholarship, vanished from his Dykstra Hall dorm room in the early hours of December 10, 1999, leaving all belongings behind. Police later classified the case as a homicide investigation, but it has been cold for years with no arrests.

Timeline

What the record establishes.

  1. 1999

    Michael Negrete, 18, vanishes from his Dykstra Hall dorm room in the early hours of December 10, leaving all belongings behind.

  2. 2026

    Police classified the case as a homicide investigation, but it has been cold for years with no arrests.

Key people

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MissingMichael Negrete

18, UCLA freshman on a music scholarship. Vanished from his Dykstra Hall dorm room in the early hours of December 10, 1999, leaving all belongings behind.

Investigating agencyLos Angeles County Sheriff's Department

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