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Walter Cierley Missing Person Case

Last seen in Prineville, Oregon on Jul 01, 1998

Victim Details

Aug 05, 2014

Jan 08, 2024

Walter

Cierley

116

88

68 inches

170 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jul 01, 1998

Prineville

Oregon

Deschutes County

No

23403

Bend Police Department

Bend

Oregon

Deschutes County

97701

555 Northeast 15th Street, Oregon

5413222960

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.bendoregon.gov/government/departments/police

2000-3656

Bend Police Department

Gray or Partially Gray

Blue

Blue

07/09/2026


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In the summer of 1998, 88-year-old Walter Andrew Cierley was seen for the last time. It was July when his nephew, John Henry Shipman, reportedly helped him move out of his apartment in Prineville, Oregon. Shipman told others that his elderly uncle was setting off to travel the country in a motor home. After that, Walter Cierley was never seen or heard from again. His disappearance was the start of a deeply troubling family mystery that would only grow more complex with time. Mr. Cierley was a wh ...
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Last Seen: Jul 01, 1998

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  • Walter Andrew Cierley - The Charley Project
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