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Edward Nye Missing Person Case

Last seen in Albany, New York on Feb 21, 1983

Victim Details

Nov 21, 2017

Sep 30, 2023

Edward

Nye

80

37

70 inches

72 inches

200 lbs

220 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Feb 21, 1983

Albany

New York

Albany County

12208

No

135

New York State Police - Livingston

Hudson

New York

Columbia County

12534

3353 Route 9, New York

8456777300

State

Law Enforcement

https://www.troopers.ny.gov/

2859567

2017-11-21

New York State Police - Livingston

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/25/2026


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Edward E. Nye, age 37, went missing on February 21, 1983, after escaping from the Capital District Psychiatric Center in Albany, New York. Nye had been arrested in January 1982 in Canaan, New York, on 30 counts of first-degree sodomy, now termed criminal sexual acts. After pleading guilty to several of these offenses, he was sent to the psychiatric center for evaluation while awaiting sentencing. On the day of his escape, Nye disappeared, and authorities have been unable to locate him since.
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Last Seen: Feb 21, 1983

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    Does anyone else find it unusual that Edward E. Nye managed to escape from a psychiatric facility wi... ...Read More
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