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Gary Cantlon Missing Person Case

Last seen in Riverdale, Illinois on Mar 01, 1969

Victim Details

Apr 14, 2014

Feb 13, 2023

Gary

Cantlon

83

26

72 inches

74 inches

150 lbs

175 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Mar 01, 1969

Riverdale

Illinois

Cook County

60827

2252

Chicago Police Department- Area 5

Chicago

Illinois

Cook County

60639

Matthew Cannon

Detective Area 5

5555 W. Grand Avenue, Illinois

3127468605

Local

Law Enforcement

69-2410

Chicago Police Department- Area 5

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/11/2026


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In the late winter of 1969, a young man named Gary Martin Cantlon made a decision that would leave his family with unanswered questions for decades to come. At 26 years old, Gary was last seen in Riverdale, a village in Cook County, Illinois, with plans to travel to Miami, Florida. He intended to make the journey by bus, though the specific bus line he used remains unknown. On that day, March 1, 1969, as he set off for the sunshine state, no one could have known that it would be the last time he ...
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Last Seen: Mar 01, 1969

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  • 5605DMIL - Gary Martin Cantlon - Doe Network
  • Missing Person / NamUs #MP24219 | NamUs
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