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Michael Schmidt Missing Person Case

Last seen in Pawnee, Illinois on Jun 10, 2018

Victim Details

Jan 16, 2019

Mar 20, 2020

Michael

Schmidt

67

59

67 inches

68 inches

130 lbs

140 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jun 10, 2018

Pawnee

Illinois

Sangamon County

62558

No

45736

Sangamon County Sheriff's Office

Springfield

Illinois

Sangamon County

62701

John Osmer

Detective

1 Sheriff's Plaza, Illinois

2177536840

County

Law Enforcement

SG18-20717

2018-06-10

Sangamon County Sheriff's Office

na

Gray or Partially Gray

Brown

Brown

07/12/2026


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On a summer afternoon, Michael W. Schmidt was enjoying a quiet hobby, hunting for arrowheads with a friend in a familiar, heavily wooded area of Pawnee, Illinois. It was shortly before 6:00 p.m. on June 10, 2018, near the 7600 block of Vigal Road where it intersects with Brush Creek. The two had separated during their search but remained within sight of each other. Michael's friend motioned that it was time to head back to their vehicle, and Michael acknowledged the signal. Tragically, he n ...
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