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Robert Thompson Missing Person Case

Last seen in Newport, Oregon on Dec 11, 2001

Victim Details

Mar 23, 2012

Jan 08, 2024

Robert

Thompson

64

40

60 inches

80 inches

160 lbs

200 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Dec 11, 2001

Newport

Oregon

Lincoln County

No

11562

OSP_Newport Area Command

Newport

Oregon

,

01-575330

OSP_Newport Area Command

Brown

Unknown

Unknown

07/07/2026


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On the morning of December 11, 2001, 40-year-old Robert Thompson, the captain of the fishing vessel 'Nesika', set out from Newport, Oregon, for the first day of the Dungeness crab season. It was a cold day on the Pacific Ocean, typical for that time of year. On board with Captain Thompson were three other fishermen: Steven Langlot, 34, Benjamin Eder, 21, and Jared Hamrick, 20. The four men were just a mile west of Yaquina Head when their journey took a tragic and unforeseen turn, forev ...
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Last Seen: Dec 11, 2001

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