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Frank Collins Missing Person Case

Last seen in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sep 16, 1988

Victim Details

Apr 16, 2015

May 08, 2024

Frank

Collins

68

31

67 inches

179 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Sep 16, 1988

Las Vegas

Nevada

Clark County

89119

16535

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Las Vegas

Nevada

Clark County

89106

400 South Martin Luther King Boulevard, Nevada

7028283111

Local

Law Enforcement

www.lvmpd.com

880000032937

1988-11-15

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

07/11/2026


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In the autumn of 1988, a family in Las Vegas, Nevada, experienced a profound and lasting sorrow with the disappearance of 31-year-old Frank Collins. He was last seen on September 16, 1988, at his sister's home in Las Vegas. An otherwise ordinary day took a turn when his sister asked him to leave her residence. Frank departed on foot, and from that moment, he vanished, leaving behind a void of unanswered questions for his loved ones. The circumstances surrounding his departure were unsettlin ...
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Last Seen: Sep 16, 1988

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