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David Ruggiero Missing Person Case

Last seen in Huron, South Dakota on Nov 07, 2012

Victim Details

Feb 13, 2014

Jan 12, 2024

David

Ruggiero

49

36

66 inches

140 lbs

Uncertain

Male

Nov 07, 2012

Huron

South Dakota

Beadle County

No

23018

Huron Police Department

Huron

South Dakota

Beadle County

57350

Bill Ehlers

Det.

239 Wisconsin Avenue Southwest, South Dakota

6053538550

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.huronsd.com/city-government/city-departments/police

20122639

Huron Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/17/2026


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David Paul Ruggiero was reported missing from the Huron, South Dakota area in Beadle County. NamUs lists him as David Paul Ruggiero, missing from Huron, with a date of last contact of November 7, 2012, while other public missing-person sources, including The Charley Project and a South Dakota missing poster, describe him as missing since November 12, 2012. Because online sources differ on the exact last-contact date, the safest reading is that David disappeared in early-to-mid November 2012 from ...
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Last Seen: Nov 07, 2012

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    I find it quite odd that Ruggiero's truck was discovered so close to the James River. It makes me qu... ...Read More
    10/04/2024
    Hey everyone,
    I’ve been digging into the disappearance of Ruggiero from November 2012 and somet... ...Read More
    09/09/2024
    I recently stumbled across the case of Ruggiero, and something that comes to mind is the location wh... ...Read More
    08/18/2023
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