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Ricky Melton Missing Person Case

Last seen in Corbin, Kentucky on Jul 26, 2013

Victim Details

Mar 16, 2014

Dec 27, 2023

Ricky

Melton

39

27

69 inches

71 inches

190 lbs

205 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jul 26, 2013

Corbin

Kentucky

Whitley County

40701

No

31427

Kentucky State Police

London

Kentucky

Laurel County

40741

11 State Police Road, Kentucky

6068786622

State

Law Enforcement

kentuckystatepolice.org

11130632

2013-08-05

Kentucky State Police

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

07/17/2026


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In the summer of 2013, a young man named Ricky Douglas Melton, also known to friends and family as Dougie, vanished from his home in Corbin, Kentucky. At 27 years old, Ricky was last seen on July 26, 2013. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance are unsettling, as he was reportedly seen leaving his apartment in a black Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck that had a distinctive UK sticker on the back window. However, this sighting is contradicted by the fact that his own vehicle was left behind a ...
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Last Seen: Jul 26, 2013

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