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Ernest Wright Missing Person Case

Last seen in Columbia, South Carolina on Dec 12, 2011

Victim Details

Jan 03, 2012

Apr 26, 2017

Ernest

Wright

60

46

71 inches

125 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Dec 12, 2011

Columbia

South Carolina

Richland County

21845

Charlotte Mecklenburg Police

Charlotte

North Carolina

,

20111215-192201

Charlotte Mecklenburg Police

Black

Brown

Brown

07/08/2026


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In the winter of 2011, concern grew for the well-being of 46-year-old Ernest T. Wright, who was last seen in Columbia, South Carolina, on December 12th of that year. Described as a Black male with black hair and brown eyes, standing at 5'11' and weighing around 125 pounds, his sudden disappearance left his loved ones with unanswered questions. Two days prior to his last known whereabouts in Columbia, he had been with family in Charlotte, North Carolina. After that final sighting in Col ...
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Last Seen: Dec 12, 2011

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