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In the winter of 1977, a 29-year-old man named Willard Duane Martindale vanished from the streets of Reno, Nevada. At the time of his disappearance, Willard was known to lead a transient lifestyle, often moving between the areas of Reno and Hawthorne. He was a man with sandy hair, blue eyes, and stood between 5'10' and 5'11' tall. He weighed between 150 and 190 pounds and may have had a beard, which would have grown in with a reddish color. A notable characteristic was the possibility of burn sc ...Read More
Last Seen: Dec 01, 1977

Victim Details

Sep 20, 2019

May 24, 2024

Willard

Martindale

76

29

70 inches

71 inches

150 lbs

190 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Dec 01, 1977

Reno

Nevada

Washoe County

No

125467

Reno Police Department

Reno

Nevada

Washoe County

89502

455 East 2nd Street, Nevada

7753342175

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.renopd.com/

23-9047

Reno Police Department

9843

Sandy

Blue

Blue

05/29/2026


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