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Michael Murphy Jr. Missing Person Case

Last seen in Moscow, Idaho on Feb 23, 2018

Victim Details

Jun 21, 2019

Jan 09, 2024

Michael

Murphy Jr.

34

26

74 inches

180 lbs

American Indian / Alaska Native

Male

Feb 23, 2018

Moscow

Idaho

Latah County

No

56020

Nez Perce County Sheriff's Office

Lewiston

Idaho

Nez Perce County

83501

Derrick Wilkinson

Deputy

1150 Wall Street, Idaho

2087993131

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.co.nezperce.id.us/ElectedOfficials/Sheriff.aspx

18N3741

2018-07-25

Nez Perce County Sheriff's Office

9430

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/08/2026


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Michael Kenneth Murphy Jr., a 26-year-old Native American man, was last seen on February 23, 2018, at the Palouse Mall in Moscow, Idaho. He was reportedly getting into a vehicle with an unidentified man and has not been heard from since. At the time of his disappearance, Michael was living in Lapwai, Idaho, and frequently traveled to the Lewiston/Clarkston area.

Michael wasn't reported missing until July 2018, several months after his last known sighting. His family mentioned that ...
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Last Seen: Feb 23, 2018

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    I grew up in the Lewiston area, not far from where Michael was living in Lapwai, and I've always tho... ...Read More
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