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Robert Elder Missing Person Case

Last seen in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sep 05, 1986

Victim Details

Oct 23, 2013

May 08, 2024

Robert

Elder

83

44

69 inches

160 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Sep 05, 1986

Las Vegas

Nevada

Clark County

89101

No

14423

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Las Vegas

Nevada

Clark County

89106

400 South Martin Luther King Boulevard, Nevada

7028283111

Local

Law Enforcement

www.lvmpd.com

LLV860000090094

1986-11-04

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Gray or Partially Gray

Blue

Blue

07/11/2026


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On a day in early autumn, Robert Marvin Elder, a 44-year-old man known to his loved ones as Bob, shared a meal with his niece in Las Vegas, Nevada. This lunch on September 5, 1986, would be the last time she, or anyone else in his family, would see him. During their conversation, Robert mentioned that he had been hired to drive two individuals to Kingman, Arizona, a city roughly 100 miles to the southeast. He was expecting to be paid for this trip. After lunch, he presumably went to meet these t ...
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Last Seen: Sep 05, 1986

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