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Joshua Abel Missing Person Case

Last seen in Crookston, Minnesota on Apr 27, 2007

Victim Details

Dec 02, 2011

Jan 09, 2024

Joshua

Abel

48

29

71 inches

250 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Apr 27, 2007

Crookston

Minnesota

Polk County

No

31138

Crookston Police Department

Crookston

Minnesota

Polk County

56716

321 West Robert Street, Minnesota

2182813111

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.crookston.mn.us/Police/

07001344

Crookston Police Department

Sandy

Blue

Blue

07/11/2026


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Joshua David Abel, a 29-year-old man from Crookston, Minnesota, was last seen on April 27, 2007. Joshua's vehicle was found abandoned on the family farmstead in rural Marshall County near Stephen, Minnesota. The keys were still in the ignition, and a single set of footprints led away from the car. Witnesses reported possibly seeing him in the area, but after extensive searches, no significant leads were uncovered.

Joshua, who was 6'0" tall and weighed 250 pounds, had sand ...
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Last Seen: Apr 27, 2007

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