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Henry Stauffer Missing Person Case

Last seen in St. Ignace, Michigan on Aug 24, 2007

Victim Details

Mar 20, 2011

Dec 05, 2023

Henry

Stauffer

75

56

74 inches

165 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Aug 24, 2007

St. Ignace

Michigan

Mackinac County

St. Ignace

9817

Michigan State Police

St. Ignace

Michigan

Mackinac County

49781

St. Ignace Post, Michigan

9066437582

State

Law Enforcement

www.michigan.gov/msp

83-852-07

2007-08-24

Michigan State Police

Brown

Brown

Brown

Yes

08/17/2026


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On August 24, 2007, Henry 'Brooke' Stauffer, a 56-year-old male from Washington D.C., and his fiancée, Karen Dodds, were passengers in a small plane that tragically went down in the Straits of Mackinac. The couple was en route from Mackinac Island to Bad Axe, Michigan, to visit Karen's family. The flight, piloted by Dodds, should have taken approximately two hours, but the aircraft, a Socata TB-20 Trinidad, never reached its destination. In the days following the crash, some de ...
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Last Seen: Aug 24, 2007

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  • Henry Brooke Stauffer Jr. - The Charley Project
  • Henry Brooke Stauffer Jr. (1951-2007) - Memorials
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    I came across something interesting about Henry Brooke Stauffer Jr. and thought it might be worth me... ...Read More
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