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John Warren Deetz, a 38-year-old truck driver from Fulton, Illinois, went missing on December 30, 1988, after making a delivery to the West Coast Grocery Company in Spokane Valley, Washington. That day, he made two phone calls—one to his employer and one to his wife—informing them he would be heading home soon. However, Deetz was never heard from again. His truck's empty trailer was found at a truck stop in Spokane Valley, but both he and his tractor-trailer were missing.
In 1991, D ...Read More
Last Seen: Dec 30, 1988
In 1991, D ...Read More
Last Seen: Dec 30, 1988
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Mar 07, 2013
May 31, 2023
John
Deetz
74
38
68 inches
170 lbs
180 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
Dec 30, 1988
Spokane Valley
Washington
Spokane County
99212
No
161
13212
Spokane County Sheriff's Office
Spokane
Washington
Spokane County
99260
Marc Melville
Detective
1100 West Mallon Avenue, Washington
5094772240
County
Law Enforcement
89-001087
1988-01-05
Spokane County Sheriff's Office
Brown
Brown
Brown
No
11/19/2025
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Forum Posts (2)
Has anyone looked into the connections between Ralph Howard Benson and other missing truckers in the... ...Read More
11/20/2023
11/20/2023
Has anyone here looked into the timeline discrepancies in John Deetz's case? It's strange that he ha... ...Read More
07/21/2023
07/21/2023
