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Kurt Newton Missing Person Case

Last seen in Chain of Ponds, Maine on Aug 31, 1975

Victim Details

Dec 16, 2013

Oct 12, 2023

Kurt

Newton

54

4

37 inches

35 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Aug 31, 1975

Chain of Ponds

Maine

Franklin County

04936

29199

Maine State Police - Major Crimes Unit South

Gray

Maine

Cumberland County

04039

1 Game Farm Road, Maine

2076575710

State

Law Enforcement

19170F6

1975-10-19

Maine State Police - Major Crimes Unit South

Blond/Strawberry

Blue

Blue

07/07/2026


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Kurt Ronald Newton was four years old when he vanished during a family camping trip in Chain of Ponds Township, Maine, near the Canadian border in northern Franklin County. Official missing-person records identify him as a white male child with blond hair and blue eyes, missing from Chain of Ponds on August 31, 1975. NamUs lists his case as MP22943 and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children lists him under case number 1227947; NCMEC says he was last seen at approximately 10:00 ...
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Last Seen: Aug 31, 1975

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