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Herbert Allen Missing Person Case

Last seen in Cleveland, Ohio on Nov 23, 2006

Victim Details

Jul 22, 2011

Nov 15, 2018

Herbert

Allen

97

78

67 inches

70 inches

159 lbs

180 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Nov 23, 2006

Cleveland

Ohio

Cuyahoga County

44110

21625

Cleveland Police Department - 5th District

Cleveland

Ohio

Cuyahoga County

44106

Albert Oliver

Detective

881 East 152nd Street, Ohio

Local

Law Enforcement

060501322

2006-12-12

Cleveland Police Department - 5th District

Brown

Brown

Brown

No

07/12/2026


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In the late autumn of 2006, Herbert 'Herb' Allen, a 78-year-old retired tool and die maker, was living a quiet and solitary life in Cleveland, Ohio. A man of routine, he regularly attended weekly breakfast meetings with friends at the Vasa Lodge. Described by most as reclusive, Herb kept his personal troubles to himself, and few knew of the complexities that lay beneath his quiet exterior. He was last confirmed to have been seen on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2006. When he missed hi ...
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