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Aren Washburn Missing Person Case

Last seen in Niagara Falls, New York on Nov 12, 2008

Victim Details

Feb 12, 2019

Jan 12, 2024

Aren

Washburn

39

22

67 inches

170 lbs

American Indian / Alaska Native

Male

Nov 12, 2008

Niagara Falls

New York

Niagara County

No

47189

Niagara Falls Police Department

Niagara Falls

New York

Niagara County

14305

1925 Main St, New York

7162864711

Local

Law Enforcement

08-50249

2008-11-13

Niagara Falls Police Department

9655

Brown

Brown

Brown

No

09/20/2026


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In the autumn of 2008, a 22-year-old man named Aren Lee Washburn, a member of the Seneca Nation of Indians, disappeared from Niagara Falls, New York. On the evening of November 12th, he was seen on surveillance video leaving his apartment dressed in black pants, a white shirt, a black jacket, a black hat, and black sneakers. Later that night, at approximately 10:30 PM, Aren made a distressing phone call to his mother, Valene Cook. During the brief conversation, he told her that he was sorry and ...
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Last Seen: Nov 12, 2008

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