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Peter Richards Missing Person Case

Last seen in Newbern, Tennessee on Jun 30, 2023

Victim Details

Jan 30, 2024

Apr 11, 2024

Peter

Richards

43

40

68 inches

70 inches

145 lbs

180 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jun 30, 2023

Newbern

Tennessee

Dyer County

Newbern

No

135617

Wilmington Police Department

Wilmington

Massachusetts

Middlesex County

01887

Ronald Alpers

Detective

1 Adelaide Street, Massachusetts

9786585071

Local

Law Enforcement

www.wpd.org

23-1014-OF

2023-08-10

Wilmington Police Department

Gray or Partially Gray

Brown

Brown

Yes

07/04/2026


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In the early summer of 2023, concerns grew for the well-being of 40-year-old Peter Edward Richards. A man with graying brown hair and distinct brown eyes accented by a yellow ring, he was last seen on June 30, 2023, in Newbern, Tennessee. His last known location was traced to the moments after he was released from jail. At the time he vanished, he was described as a Caucasian male, standing between five feet eight inches and five feet ten inches tall, with a weight ranging from 145 to 180 pounds ...
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