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Jeffrey Startzel Missing Person Case

Last seen in Elk, Washington on Feb 14, 2011

Victim Details

Jan 19, 2012

May 26, 2023

Jeffrey

Startzel

66

51

73 inches

210 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Feb 14, 2011

Elk

Washington

Spokane County

No

11238

Spokane County Sheriff's Office

Spokane

Washington

Spokane County

99260

Marc Melville

Detective

1100 West Mallon Avenue, Washington

5094772240

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.spokanecounty.org/1080/Sheriff

11-0066369

Spokane County Sheriff's Office

Blond/Strawberry

Blue

Blue

07/12/2026


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In the quiet woods of eastern Washington, the story of Jeffrey Startzel’s disappearance began to unfold on a cold day in February. A 51-year-old man from Elk, Washington, Jeffrey was last seen on or about February 14, 2011, in the frosty landscape of Mt. Spokane State Park. On that day, he had an encounter with a park ranger in the parking lot. The ranger informed him that he was not permitted to leave his vehicle there overnight. This interaction would be the last confirmed sig ...
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Last Seen: Feb 14, 2011

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  • Missing Person / NamUs #MP13658 - Office of Justice Programs
  • Jeffrey J. Startzel - Missing... - Washington Lostnmissing - Facebook

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