SANTA FE, N.M. —

Joel 'Deano' Valdez , a Marine veteran, has been missing for a month, prompting his family to search for answers in Santa Fe.

Valdez's cousin, Monique Garcia, said Sept. 18 started as a normal day for him. Valdez had finished a job in Silver City and stopped in Santa Fe on his way home to Coyote, visiting an ATM and Allsup's.

After not hearing from him the rest of that day, the family grew concerned. The next few days, charges were made on his debit card. The family said the amount used at another gas station was out of character for him and was enough to fill up a few cars.

"On the 19th is where things got suspicious with the amount of money that was charged at a gas station. Then, on the 20th, there were some abnormal charges at a local store. It kind of escalated f

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