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Robert King Missing Person Case

Last seen in Memphis, Tennessee on Dec 05, 2005

Victim Details

Nov 25, 2015

Jan 12, 2024

Robert

King

61

41

74 inches

185 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Dec 05, 2005

Memphis

Tennessee

Shelby County

No

24388

United States Marshals Service

Memphis

Tennessee

Shelby County

38103

167 North Main Street, Tennessee

9014170098

Federal

Law Enforcement

FID: 1163089

2010-04-02

United States Marshals Service

Black

Brown

Brown

08/05/2026


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In the winter of 2005, the life of a Memphis, Tennessee family was irrevocably altered, leading to the disappearance of 41-year-old Robert Lee King. He was last officially seen on December 5, 2005, but the circumstances surrounding his vanishing began to unfold just days earlier. What initially may have seemed like a missing person case quickly revealed itself to be a complex and tragic story of violence and escape, leaving a community in shock and a family searching for justice. The search for ...
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Last Seen: Dec 05, 2005

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