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Charleston Goodman Missing Person Case

Last seen in Durham, North Carolina on Jan 28, 2018

Victim Details

Feb 18, 2018

May 20, 2024

Charleston

Goodman

34

26

69 inches

71 inches

145 lbs

155 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Jan 28, 2018

Durham

North Carolina

Durham County

27713

31904

Durham Police Department

Durham

North Carolina

Durham County

27701

602 East Main Street, North Carolina

9195604600

County

Law Enforcement

http://durhamnc.gov/149/Police-Department

18-003070

2018-01-28

Durham Police Department

10020

Black

Brown

Brown

06/27/2026


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On a January evening in 2018, the life of 26-year-old Charleston Prentice Goodman of Durham, North Carolina, took a devastating turn. On January 28th, Goodman, also known as Scooter, was forcibly kidnapped from outside an apartment building on East Woodcroft Parkway. His mother heard him yell, 'Momma help,' and when she went outside, she witnessed him being shoved into a van. Witnesses reported seeing Goodman arguing with four men who then forced him into what was described as a 2005-2 ...
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Last Seen: Jan 28, 2018

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