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Dwaun Cox Missing Person Case

Last seen in Columbus, Ohio on Nov 21, 1979

Victim Details

Dec 08, 2017

Jul 11, 2023

Dwaun

Cox

69

23

68 inches

140 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Nov 21, 1979

Columbus

Ohio

Franklin County

200

Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation

London

Ohio

Madison County

43140

Jennifer Lester

Criminal Intelligence Analyst

1560 State Route 56 Southwest, Ohio

State

Law Enforcement

2017-3794

2017-11-22

Columbus Division of Police

Black

Brown

Brown

08/01/2026


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In the autumn of 1979, a young man named Dwaun Thomas Cox, just 23 years old, vanished from Columbus, Ohio. He was last seen on November 21st of that year. Details surrounding the precise circumstances of his disappearance remain scarce, leaving a void of information for those who have sought answers for decades. Dwaun was an African-American male with black hair and brown eyes, standing at 5'8' and weighing around 140 pounds. A distinguishing feature was a scar located under his left ...
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Last Seen: Nov 21, 1979

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  • Dwaun T. Cox Columbus,... - The Vivid Faces of the Vanished
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    Hey everyone, I’ve been digging through some old case files and stumbled upon Dwaun Thomas Cox's d... ...Read More
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