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Robert Childers Missing Person Case

Last seen in Florence, Alabama on Sep 17, 2016

Victim Details

Oct 04, 2016

Feb 03, 2021

Robert

Childers

60

51

74 inches

240 lbs

245 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Sep 17, 2016

Florence

Alabama

Lauderdale County

35633

No

18881

Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department

Florence

Alabama

Lauderdale County

35630

Matt Horton

Investigations Lt.

200 South Court Street, Alabama

2567605757

County

Law Enforcement

http://www.lauderdalesheriff.org/contact/

2016-09-19

Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department

Gray or Partially Gray

Blue

Blue

No

07/17/2026


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In the late summer of 2016, a 51-year-old man named Robert Deshawn Childers vanished from his home in Florence, Alabama, leaving behind a life in turmoil and a community with lingering questions. On the morning of September 17, between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., Childers was last seen leaving his residence located in the 1200 block of Lauderdale County Highway 141. According to his roommate, David Nix, Childers locked his truck, left on foot, and walked down the road without saying where he was g ...
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Last Seen: Sep 17, 2016

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  • Robert Deshawn Childers - The Charley Project
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    Has anyone else been looking into the timeline discrepancies involving David Nix? I find it really p... ...Read More
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