ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It’s been one month since Joel “Deano” Valdez disappeared in Santa Fe.
Valdez, 36, suddenly went missing Sept. 18 when he was coming home to Coyote from a job site in Silver City. He was driving a white 2015 Chevrolet pickup with the New Mexico license plate “248THP”. Valdez texted his wife that afternoon, saying he was on his way. He made his usual stops at a gas station and an ATM in Santa Fe.
Then, he vanished…