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Robert Flanagan Missing Person Case

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

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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 ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 14, 1998

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  • Robert “Bob” Flanagan (1914-1930) - Memorials - Find a Grave

    • Victim Details

    Oct 01, 2014

    May 24, 2024

    Robert

    Flanagan

    65

    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

    05/28/2026


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