AMW Case File
Adrian Gonzalez Cruz
Wanted For:
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Rape
Phoenix , AZ -
Kidnapping
Phoenix , AZ -
Sexual Assault
Phoenix , AZ - More»
Possible Location(s):
- Southern , CA
- Mexico
- Phoenix , AZ
Latest Airing:
Arizona Child Rapist AWOL Since Courthouse Escape
Adrian Cruz was serving life in prison for raping and impregnating a 9-year-old girl, but cops say while Cruz was standing trial for two other brutal sexual assaults, he escaped from the courthouse. Cops say he's a parent's worst nightmare and has stalked his young victims while working on ice cream trucks. Now they need your help to lock him back up and throw away the key.
Sex:
Male
Race:
Hispanic
Current Age:
32
Height:
5'5"
Weight:
170 lbs.
Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair):
- Black
- Cruz could have grown his hair out to disguise his identity.
- Fugitive may be clean-shaven or sporting a thin mustache.
Eyes:
- Brown
Other Phys. Characteristics:
- Cruz is short in stature, but has a stocky/strong upper body build.
- Fugitive has a very thick neck and wears a size 18 collar.
- Cruz has gold on his upper front teeth.
Scars and Tattoos:
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Traits and Habits:
- Cruz speaks fluent Spanish and is an illegal immigrant from Mexico.
- Fugitive used to drive an ice cream truck.
- Cruz carried on numerous homosexual relationships in prison and could be hanging out at gay clubs/bath houses.
- Fugitive could also be cross-dressing to disguise his appearance.
- Cruz could be going by the nickname "Alex."
- Fugitive could be preying on women with children.
Location information:
- Cruz is originally from Mexico and most of his family lives there. He may still have family in southern California.
Last Seen:
- Phoenix , AZ
- Maricopa County Superior Courthouse
Other Possible Locations:
- Southern , CA
- , Mexico
- Phoenix , AZ
Last Known Locations:
- Phoenix , AZ
Last updated October 26, 2011
Adrian Gonzalez Cruz
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Sexual predator Adrian Cruz has a distinctive tattoo of a rosary on his left hand.
A long scar running from Cruz's abdomen to his back.
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Cruz has very distinctive gold on his upper front teeth.
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A close-up of convicted child rapist Adrian Cruz.
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Cops say Cruz grabbed a judge's jacket from this hallway office and walked out of the courthouse unnoticed.
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Court officials had put Cruz in this interview room during a recess in his trial where he was eventually convicted in absentia of raping two other women.
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An undated inmate photo of the convicted sexual predator.
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Cruz was seated at this table in the interview room when he was able to slip out of his shackles and escape from the Maricopa County Courthouse.
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An undated photo of Cruz before he was incarcerated for the rape of a 9-year-old girl.
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Cops say Adrian Gonzalez Cruz was working as an ice cream man when he brutally raped and impregnated a 9-year-old girl.
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Deputies say Cruz was able to free himself from his shackles in a Maricopa County Superior Courthouse interview room and slip out of the building undetected.
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Cruz has this distinctive tattoo of a rosary on his left hand.
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