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Melvin Shoemaker Missing Person Case

Last seen in Chardon, Ohio on Apr 17, 1994

Victim Details

May 08, 2014

Jul 14, 2022

Melvin

Shoemaker

102

70

69 inches

200 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Apr 17, 1994

Chardon

Ohio

Geauga County

15253

Geauga County Sheriff's Office

Chardon

Ohio

Geauga County

44024

J. Vetter

Det.

12450 Merritt Drive, Ohio

4406351234

County

Law Enforcement

94-4130

Geauga County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/08/2026


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Melvin L. Shoemaker was a 70-year-old man who was last seen on April 17, 1994, in Chardon, Ohio, in Geauga County. He was male, White/Caucasian, about 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighed approximately 200 pounds, and had brown hair and brown eyes. Public missing-person records describe him as Melvin L. Shoemaker, connected to NamUs case MP24540, with the Geauga County Sheriff's Office listed in the provided case data as the investigating agency. The sparse official record leaves much of that day unkno ...
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Last Seen: Apr 17, 1994

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