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Richard Sanders Missing Person Case

Last seen in Center, Texas on Oct 31, 2001

Victim Details

Feb 26, 2015

Jan 25, 2018

Richard

Sanders

49

25

78 inches

220 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Oct 31, 2001

Center

Texas

Shelby County

23817

Texas Rangers

Nacogdoches

Texas

,

RA-2001-00458

Texas Rangers

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/24/2026


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Richard Lee Sanders, a 25-year-old man, was last seen on October 31, 2001, in Center, Texas. Standing at an imposing 6'6" and weighing around 220 pounds, Sanders disappeared under suspicious circumstances. He was last known to have been in the company of Tara Lea Blue the night before her murder in Shelby County. Authorities suspect foul play, but both Sanders and Blue's body have never been located.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has been investigating his disappea ...
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Last Seen: Oct 31, 2001

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