The person at the center of this case
Juana Mateo-Hernandez
Missing Person · Open - Unsolved
4 years waiting · since 2022
Missing Person: Juana Mateo-Hernandez
Justice for Juana Mateo-Hernandez — the trail went cold in 2022, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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person
Lead #1Who is the 20-year-old family member who left with Juana, and what is their current status?
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location
Lead #2What are the two possible locations in Cincinnati where Juana may be, and why has visual confirmation been unsuccessful?
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timeline
Lead #3What happened between the toll camera sighting and the 2024 reinvestigation that caused the trail to go cold?
Juana Mateo-Hernandez, a 16-year-old Hispanic female, disappeared on March 18, 2022, from Acworth, Georgia after leaving with a 20-year-old family member. The pair was tracked via toll camera heading north out of Georgia, but the trail went cold until 2024 when reinvestigation traced her to Cincinnati, Ohio, where she may still be located. Despite local law enforcement efforts, she has not been visually confirmed, and her current whereabouts remain unknown.
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Lead #4Has there been any communication or contact attempts with Juana since her disappearance?
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Source Narrative
NamUs case MP160873. Missing person: Juana Mateo-Hernandez.
Last known contact: 2022-03-18 in Acworth, Cherokee, GA. Circumstances: Juana left with a 20-year-old family member.
The two were later determined to have passed through a toll camera heading north out of Georgia. The trail grew cold until the case was reinvestigated in 2024 and she was traced to two possible locations in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Local law enforcement has not been able to visually locate her. Juana appears to still be in Cincinnati.
Demographics: 16 years, Female, Hispanic / Latino. Physical description: 4 ft 9 in, 110 lbs, hair: Black, eyes: Brown.
Investigating agency: Cherokee County Sheriff's Office - Woodstock | SO22-004034 | 2022-03-25.
Timeline of Events
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2022-03-18
Juana disappears from Acworth
16-year-old Juana Mateo-Hernandez left Acworth, Georgia with a 20-year-old family member
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2022-03-18
Toll camera detection
The pair was detected passing through a toll camera heading north out of Georgia
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2024
Case reinvestigation
Case was reinvestigated and Juana was traced to two possible locations in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Case Information
Incident:March 18, 2022
Last Updated:October 22, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:March 18, 2022
Last Updated:October 22, 2026
Have Information?
Any information, no matter how small, could be crucial to solving this case.
Phone: 7709280239
You can remain anonymous