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Phil Erb Missing Person Case

Last seen in Seattle, Washington on Dec 04, 2011

Victim Details

Feb 03, 2016

Jun 13, 2023

Phil

Erb

72

58

69 inches

200 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Dec 04, 2011

Seattle

Washington

King County

98104

No

17956

Seattle Police Department

Seattle

Washington

King County

98104

610 5th Avenue, Washington

2066255011

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.seattle.gov/police

11-400367

Seattle Police Department

Brown

Green

Green

06/29/2026


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In the winter of 2011, a 58-year-old man named Phil Erb vanished from Seattle, Washington, leaving behind a life and a community that held him. The last known contact with Erb was on December 4th of that year. At the time of his disappearance, he was described as a White male, standing at 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing around 200 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. His case was officially created on the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System on February 3, 2016, several years af ...
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Last Seen: Dec 04, 2011

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