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Scott Petersen Missing Person Case

Last seen in Las Vegas, Nevada on Nov 04, 1987

Victim Details

Aug 14, 2015

May 08, 2024

Scott

Petersen

73

35

76 inches

150 lbs

250 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Nov 04, 1987

Las Vegas

Nevada

Clark County

17052

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

8700000-97075

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

08/17/2026


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In the autumn of 1987, the life of a 35-year-old man named Scott Petersen was unfolding in Las Vegas, Nevada. A father to two young daughters, both under the age of ten, his days were presumably filled with the typical rhythms of family and work. The city, known for its constant motion and transient population, held the promise of a future for him and his young family. However, this sense of normalcy was about to be irrevocably broken, leaving behind a void of information and decades of unanswer ...
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Last Seen: Nov 04, 1987

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