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David Hursell Missing Person Case

Last seen in El Dorado County, California on Jan 12, 1987

Victim Details

Dec 21, 2013

Jan 12, 2024

David

Hursell

63

24

69 inches

150 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jan 12, 1987

El Dorado County

California

El Dorado County

No

14680

El Dorado County Sheriff's Office

Placerville

California

El Dorado County

95667

300 Fair Lane, California

5306215655

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.edcgov.us/Government/sheriff

P873512

El Dorado County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Blue

Blue

No

07/15/2026


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David Robert Hursell, 24, was last seen on January 12, 1987, in El Dorado County, California. Hursell disappeared under suspicious circumstances, and over the years, Robert Charles Comer emerged as the prime suspect in his case. Comer, a convicted murderer, confessed to killing Hursell while on death row in 1999. He claimed to have abducted Hursell at gunpoint, bound him, and shot him near Georgetown, California, before disposing of his body.

At the time of Comer's arrest shortly a ...
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Last Seen: Jan 12, 1987

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  • David Robert Hursell - El Dorado County District Attorney
  • David Robert Hursell | State of California - Department of Justice
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