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Patricia Hertell Missing Person Case

Last seen in Suisun Bay, California on Aug 08, 1981

Victim Details

Mar 27, 2019

Dec 15, 2020

Patricia

Hertell

83

39

60 inches

120 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Aug 08, 1981

Suisun Bay

California

Solano County

No

48859

Solano County Sheriff's Office

Fairfield

California

Solano County

94533

Charles Olmstead

Detective

530 Union Ave #100, California

7077847000

County

Law Enforcement

http://www.solanocounty.com/depts/sheriff/default.asp

81-2332

1981-08-08

Solano County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Blue

Blue

No

07/11/2026


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Patricia Hertell, age 39, disappeared on August 8, 1981, after departing from the Martinez Marina in California for a fishing trip with William Hartenstien. The pair were headed to Suisun Bay. Their boat was later discovered by a fisherman on August 11, 1981, near channel marker #8 in the bay. Tragically, Hartenstien's body was found on August 14, washed up on the north shore, about 1.5 miles east of the Glen Cove Marina. However, Patricia was never located.

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Last Seen: Aug 08, 1981

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