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Richard Yerex Missing Person Case

Last seen in West Palm Beach, Florida on May 27, 1987

Victim Details

Mar 01, 2013

Jul 18, 2024

Richard

Yerex

95

56

70 inches

170 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

May 27, 1987

West Palm Beach

Florida

Palm Beach County

33406

13177

Palm Beach Conty Sheriff's Office

West Palm Beach

Florida

,

87-94048

1987-05-27

Palm Beach Conty Sheriff's Office

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Blue

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07/12/2026


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Richard Roy Yerex, a 56-year-old retired pilot, went missing on May 27, 1987, during a routine flight from Palm Beach International Airport to Marsh Harbor in the Bahamas. After a distinguished career as a captain in Ford Motor Company's air fleet, Yerex had retired to North Palm Beach, where he continued flying commuter planes to and from the Bahamas. On the day of his disappearance, he piloted a Cessna 402, a nine-passenger twin-engine plane, departing at 8:05 a.m. from West Palm Beach, i ...
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Last Seen: May 27, 1987

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