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Gary Liu Missing Person Case

Last seen in Half Moon Bay, California on May 22, 1998

Victim Details

Aug 28, 2019

Aug 28, 2019

Gary

Liu

47

19

67 inches

115 lbs

Uncertain

Male

May 22, 1998

Half Moon Bay

California

San Mateo County

94019

No

61012

San Mateo County Sheriff's Office

Redwood City

California

San Mateo County

94063

Carryn Barker

Detective

400 County Center, California

6505991536

County

Law Enforcement

www.smcsheriff.com/contact-us

98-143-14

San Mateo County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Black

Black

08/08/2026


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Gary Liu, a 19-year-old male, was last seen on May 22, 1998, in Half Moon Bay, California. On that day, he was one of four people aboard a rented single-engine Piper Arrow plane, piloted by Robert Beach. The plane took off from Reid-Hillview Airport in San Jose and was heading toward Half Moon Bay for a dinner flight. However, at approximately 9:21 p.m., witnesses reported hearing the plane sputtering and saw lights spiraling into the ocean. Despite an extensive search, neither the wreckage of t ...
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Last Seen: May 22, 1998

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    Has anyone else looked into the weather conditions on the night Gary Liu's plane disappeared? I was ... ...Read More
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    Has anyone looked into the weather conditions on the night of May 22, 1998, when Gary Liu's plane di... ...Read More
    12/16/2023
    I’ve been reading up on the disappearance of Gary Liu and the others on that ill-fated flight, and... ...Read More
    05/28/2023
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