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Gail Richards Missing Person Case

Last seen in Mt. Sinai, New York on Oct 24, 1987

Victim Details

Sep 18, 2013

Jan 27, 2021

Gail

Richards

73

35

60 inches

120 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Oct 24, 1987

Mt. Sinai

New York

Suffolk County

14195

Suffolk County Police Department

Yaphank

New York

Suffolk County

11980

30 Yaphank Ave, New York

6318526110

Local

Law Enforcement

87-508449

1987-10-24

Suffolk County Police Department

Brown

Blue

Blue

09/23/2026


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On a crisp autumn day, October 24, 1987, 35-year-old Gail M. Richards headed to Ralph's Fishing Station in Mt. Sinai, a community on the North Shore of Long Island, New York. She rented a motorboat, presumably for a day out on the water. This would be the last time she was ever seen. The details surrounding her plans for that day remain unclear, but her solitary trip out onto the Long Island Sound marked the beginning of a long and sorrowful mystery for her family and investigators. At the ...
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Last Seen: Oct 24, 1987

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