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Robert Lee Vendrick, a 71-year-old resident of Phoenix, Arizona, was last seen on February 15, 2008, when he set sail from Dana Point Harbor, California, with Gary A. Shawkey on a 23-foot boat named the *Odyssey*. Vendrick had been lured to California under the pretense of securing a lucrative federal government contract, which Shawkey had convinced him to invest in. Vendrick wired $60,000 for the deal and was reluctant to invest more, despite Shawkey's insistence. His personal belongings, inclu ...Read More
Last Seen: Feb 15, 2008
Last Seen: Feb 15, 2008
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Oct 27, 2017
Jul 12, 2023
Robert
Vendrick
87
71
72 inches
180 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
Feb 15, 2008
Dana Point
California
Orange County
No
268
32793
Orange County Sheriff's Department
Santa Ana
California
Orange County
92703
550 North Flower Street, California
7146477000
County
Law Enforcement
08030768
Orange County Sheriff's Department
Brown
Hazel
Hazel
11/23/2025
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Have any of you come across details about the type of boat Vendrick and Shawkey were on, the *Odysse... ...Read More
07/07/2023
07/07/2023
