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Donald Cowan Missing Person Case

Last seen in Las Vegas, Nevada on Dec 21, 1982

Victim Details

Apr 16, 2015

May 08, 2024

Donald

Cowan

83

40

70 inches

170 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Dec 21, 1982

Las Vegas

Nevada

Clark County

89102

16534

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

820000097899

1982-12-23

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

07/18/2026


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Donald Richard Cowan was a 40-year-old White male who was last seen on December 21, 1982, in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to law enforcement and missing persons records, Cowan left his home in the 6300 block of Katella and never returned. From that day forward, no confirmed sightings, communications, or verified traces of him have been publicly documented. His disappearance was reported to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, and the case has remained an enduring missing persons investi ...
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Last Seen: Dec 21, 1982

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