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Michael Sills Missing Person Case

Last seen in Winter Garden, Florida on Sep 11, 2012

Victim Details

Jul 02, 2014

Jun 18, 2024

Michael

Sills

76

63

77 inches

200 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Sep 11, 2012

Winter Garden

Florida

Orange County

34787

Unknown

15464

Winter Garden Police Department

Winter Garden

Florida

Orange County

34787

Dave Clarke

Detective Sergeant

251 West Plant Street, Florida

40765636364082

Local

Law Enforcement

WGPD12OFF003796

2012-09-12

Winter Garden Police Department

Gray or Partially Gray

Brown

Brown

No

07/10/2026


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Michael Sills, a 63-year-old pilot from Winter Garden, Florida, was last seen on September 11, 2012. His disappearance occurred under troubling circumstances, as Sills had recently broken up with his girlfriend and sent her alarming text messages that day. In these texts, Sills threatened to crash his plane, a Piper PA-28-181, into her home. One message ominously stated, "Calling police is too late." Authorities later found his truck at the Orlando-Apopka Airport, but both he and his p ...
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Last Seen: Sep 11, 2012

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  • Search still on for missing central Florida pilot - WFTV
  • FAA searches for missing Orlando-area pilot - WKMG
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