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Gregory Howell Missing Person Case

Last seen in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Jan 01, 2005

Victim Details

Aug 11, 2012

Jan 12, 2024

Gregory

Howell

65

44

67 inches

170 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jan 01, 2005

Fort Dodge

Iowa

Webster County

22120

Fort Dodge Police Department

Fort Dodge

Iowa

Webster County

50501

702 1st Avenue S, Iowa

5155732323

Local

Law Enforcement

05-0211

Fort Dodge Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

No

07/07/2026


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Gregory John Howell, 44, was last seen on January 1, 2005, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He informed friends that he was going out to meet someone and would return within a few hours, but he never came back. Several days after his disappearance, the car he had been driving was discovered abandoned and locked near Clare, Iowa. Inside the vehicle, his coat was found, but the keys were missing, heightening suspicions that foul play was involved.

Howell had been struggling with a drug addiction at t ...
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Last Seen: Jan 01, 2005

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