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Randy Rutter Missing Person Case

Last seen in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on Jul 16, 1993

Victim Details

Sep 27, 2017

Jan 12, 2024

Randy

Rutter

79

46

66 inches

67 inches

140 lbs

150 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jul 16, 1993

Harrisburg

Pennsylvania

Dauphin County

No

34062

Pennsylvania State Police

Harrisburg

Pennsylvania

Dauphin County

17112

Michael Gragg

State Trooper

8000 Bretz Drive, Pennsylvania

7176717500

State

Law Enforcement

H01-730730

1993-07-16

Pennsylvania State Police

Gray or Partially Gray

Brown

Brown

07/06/2026


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In the summer of 1993, a 46-year-old man named Randy Reed Rutter vanished from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, leaving behind a life marked by instability. On the morning of July 16, 1993, Randy was seen leaving the Harrisburg State Hospital. At the time of his disappearance, he had no fixed address and was grappling with alcoholism. His departure from the hospital that day was the last time he was definitively seen, marking the beginning of a long and perplexing missing person case that has stretched ...
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Last Seen: Jul 16, 1993

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