Left: Nakada, circa 1995 Center : circa 1997 Far Right : Progressed to age 12 years

Victor Min Nakada
Missing since April 14, 1997 from Oceanside, San Diego County, California
Classification: Family Abduction

Vital Statistics

• Date Of Birth: October 28, 1991
• Age at Time of Disappearance: 5 years old
• Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 4'0" (122 cm); 45 lbs (20 kg).
• Distinguishing Characteristics: Asian/Hispanic. Black hair; brown eyes.
• Marks, Scars: Victor has discoloration on his chest due to a burn.
• Dentals: Not Available

Circumstances of Disappearance
Nakada was last seen in Oceanside, California on April 14, 1997.
Victor Min Nakada was abducted by his non-custodial mother, Ana Maria Velasquez. Around May of 1997, Velasquez allegedly left the State of California with the child in order to deprive the father of his visitation rights. A state warrant was issued for her arrest in December of 1997 by the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, San Diego Judicial District, Central Division. On August 10, 2001, a federal arrest warrant was issued by the United States District Court, Southern District of California, charging Velasquez with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Ana Maria Velasquez

Vital Statistics

• Date Of Birth: November 18, 1947
• Age at Time of Disappearance: 49 years old
• Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'5" (165 cm); 150 lbs (68 kg).
• Distinguishing Characteristics: White/Hispanic female. Brown hair; brown eyes. She wears glasses or contact lenses. She speaks with a spanish accent.
• Dentals: She has two dental bridges.
• AKA: Ana Maria Nakada; Ana Maria Belesquez; Ana Maria Reinoso
• Other: Velasquez has worked as a language instructor and a tax preparer. She is fluent in Spanish and has expressed a desire to live in Baja California, Mexico, specifically Rosarito or Ensenada. However, she may have returned to her native country of Peru. She also has ties to Washington, DC.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

San Diego County District Attorney's Office
Child Abduction Unit
619-531-4345
619-234-4148
Investigator Joseph Maggio
619-531-3602
or
FBI - San Diego Field Office
858-565-1255

Agency Case Number: AB970065 (SDCDAO)

NCMEC #: NCMC838213

NCIC Number: M-650641041
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
California Department of Justice
FBI - San Diego
Polly Klaas Foundation
Child Search Ministries
San Diego County District Attorney