Aranza Maria Ochoa-Lopez

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Updated March 13, 2024

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Missing Persons Details

Missing Children Aranza Maria Ochoa-Lopez
Missing from Vancouver , Washington - USA	Nationality American	Case Entered July 12, 2021	Status Found
Current Classification Endangered Child	Source of Record NamUs	Last Updated March 09, 2023	Verification Status

Physical Description

Gender Female	Age When Reported Missing	Age As of Today 10	Race Hispanic or Latino
Hair Color Light Brown	Eye Color Blue	Height	Weight

Last Seen Wearing	Aranza Ochoa-Lopez was last seen wearing a long sleeve dark blue shirt with bulldog on front blue, purple and white striped pants. She was also wearing Paw patrol shoes.
Distinct Features	Aranza Ochoa-Lopez has pierced ears.
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Details of Disappearance

Aranza Maria Ochoa-Lopez was last seen by family or friends on October 25, 2018.

--UPDATE - 3/9/23--
The FBI release a press release that they have recovered Ochoa and she has been returned home safe.
https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/8-year-old-vancouver-girl-missing-since-2018-found-in-mexico/article_2771c42a-bdf3-11ed-bd5e-fb71904188b7.html

-UPDATE- 7/18/22
The Missing Persons Center received approximately 20 leads/tips from people who are concerned for the safety of Aranza. They usually point to the same TikTok creators, Bepob and Bebe. We agree, the resemblance and age matches very well to Aranza, but we were able to verify its not her and so has law enforcement. Follow this link to the Rolling Stone article recently published on this case. Please keep sending in your tips as they are very useful and you may be the one to help solve one of our cases.
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/bebop-bebe-tiktok-conspiracy-theory-1379095/

According to open source information, Aranza Ochoa-Lopez was abducted by her biological mother on 10/25/2018 in Vancouver, WA.

By way of background, Aranza Ochoa-Lopez, had been in the state’s custody when she was abducted. She was placed in foster care in 2017 following founded complaints of physical abuse by her biological mother Esmeralda Lopez-Lopez. Aranza was reportedly covered in large bruises, and Lopez-Lopez was deemed a danger based on the history of abuse, her lack of participation in a mental health assessment and her erratic behavior. She was granted twice-weekly supervised visitation, according to search warrant affidavits.

Lopez-Lopez originally faced charges of first-degree kidnapping, first-degree robbery, second-degree theft, motor vehicle theft, second-degree identity theft and first-degree custodial interference. She will receive upwards of 14 months’ credit for time served and will be on supervised release for 18 months once she is released.

Aranza's mother was taken into custody in September of 2019 in Puebla, Mexico. Law Enforcement believe Aranza may still be in Mexico.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the recovery of Aranza Maria Ochoa Lopez.

Who to contact!
If you have any information on the whereabouts of Aranza Maria Ochoa-Lopez, you are encouraged to contact the Vancouver Police Department at (360) 487-7400, ask for Missing Persons Unit. Be sure to have the case number 18-16559 available as you will need it.

Additional Case Numbers

NamUs

MP70934

FBI Information

FBI Field Office Division

Seattle

(206) 622-0460

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