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Joseph Doerfler Missing Person Case

Last seen in Luke AFB, Arizona on Mar 16, 1981

Victim Details

May 15, 2017

Jan 12, 2024

Joseph

Doerfler

69

24

73 inches

196 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Mar 16, 1981

Luke AFB

Arizona

Maricopa County

33538

Air Force Office of Special Investigations

Quantico

Virginia

Prince William County

22134

John Fine

Chief, Cold Case Team Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) AFOSI-Center, Quantico, VA

Russell-Knox Building, Virginia

8772461453

Federal

Law Enforcement

https://www.osi.af.mil/Home/Welcome/

33298151621616

Air Force Office of Special Investigations

Brown

Brown

Brown

No

08/23/2026


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In the spring of 1981, a 24-year-old man named Joseph Edward Doerfler vanished, leaving behind a life and a career in the United States Air Force. On March 16, 1981, Doerfler, a male service member stationed at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Arizona, failed to report for duty. This uncharacteristic absence marked the beginning of a long and perplexing missing person case. At the time of his disappearance, he was described as a White male, standing at 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighing approximate ...
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Last Seen: Mar 16, 1981

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