Missing Javier Pimentel Pimentel, approximately 1997 Date reported missing : 10/20/1997 Missing location (approx) : San Jose, California Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : Hispanic DOB : 09/09/1974 (46) Age at the time of disappearance: 23 years old Height / Weight : 5'7, 175 pounds Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Hispanic male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Pimentel has a tattoo of the initials "EYJ" on one of his hands. He may have a mustache and goatee. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Pimentel was abducted near his home in the Berryessa neighborhood of San Jose, California on October 20, 1997. At 5:00 p.m. that day, his family received a ransom call; the caller demanded money for Pimentel's safe return. The individual did not contact the family again, however, and has never been identified. Pimentel is a native of Mexico and entered the United States illegally three months prior to his disappearance. At the time of his abduction, he was a self-employed house cleaner and lived with relatives in the 3200 block of Rockport Avenue. Authorities do not know why Pimentel would have been targeted for a ransom kidnapping; he and his family are not wealthy. Foul play is suspected in his case. Other information and links : ncy San Jose Police Department 619-531-2000 September 2021 updates and sources California Attorney General's Office The San Jose Mercury News October 12, 2004. August 4, 2006; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated. |