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Robert Tippit Missing Person Case

Last seen in Kansas City, Missouri on Jan 01, 1980

Victim Details

Apr 11, 2013

May 28, 2024

Robert

Tippit

82

36

70 inches

180 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jan 01, 1980

Kansas City

Missouri

Jackson County

Unknown

22541

Topeka Police Department

Topeka

Kansas

,

22125-02

2002-08-10

Topeka Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/25/2026


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In the late 1970s, a 36-year-old man named Robert Ronald Tippit vanished, leaving behind a story with few clear details. The last confirmed contact with him was on January 1, 1980, and he was reported missing from Kansas City, Missouri. However, accounts suggest he was last seen by those who knew him sometime in 1977 or 1978. At the time of his disappearance, Robert was described as a white male with brown hair and brown eyes, standing at 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing around 180 pounds. He ...
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Last Seen: Jan 01, 1980

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    Has anyone looked into Tippit's connections in Topeka before he moved to Kansas City? I know he had ... ...Read More
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