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Robert Flanagan Missing Person Case

Last seen in Colonia, New Jersey on Jan 14, 1998

Victim Details

Oct 01, 2014

May 24, 2024

Robert

Flanagan

66

38

71 inches

250 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jan 14, 1998

Colonia

New Jersey

Middlesex County

No

23538

Woodbridge Police Department

Woodbridge

New Jersey

Middlesex County

07095

Richard Hilliard

Detective

1 Main Street, New Jersey

7326347700

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/197/Police-Department

98003488 / 0A-850094A

Woodbridge Police Department

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

07/10/2026


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On a winter day in Colonia, New Jersey, 38-year-old Robert D. Flanagan was seen for the last time on January 14, 1998. The specific details surrounding the circumstances of his disappearance remain limited, leaving a void in the narrative of that fateful day. What is known is that he vanished, leaving behind questions that have lingered for decades. The investigation into his disappearance was handled by the Woodbridge Police Department, but the trail appears to have grown cold over the years, w ...
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Last Seen: Jan 14, 1998

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  • Housing Cases Summary Page - Department of Justice
  • Robert “Bob” Flanagan (1914-1930) - Memorials - Find a Grave
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