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Brian Hooks Missing Person Case

Last seen in Florence, South Carolina on Sep 24, 1988

Victim Details

Jul 23, 2011

Sep 16, 2022

Brian

Hooks

58

21

67 inches

138 lbs

140 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Sep 24, 1988

Florence

South Carolina

Florence County

21628

Florence County Sheriff's Office

Effingham

South Carolina

Florence County

29541

6719 Friendfield Road, South Carolina

8436652121

County

Law Enforcement

www.fcso.org

1988100027

Florence County Sheriff's Office

Sandy

Blue

Blue

07/15/2026


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In the late summer of 1988, a young man named Brian Neil Hooks, known to some as Neil, vanished from his life in Florence, South Carolina, leaving behind a void filled with unanswered questions and enduring sorrow for his family. On what would be the last day his family saw him, September 24, 1988, the 21-year-old visited his parents with plans for a weekend trip to Myrtle Beach with his live-in boyfriend. He promised to call upon his return, a call that would never come. That same evening, Hook ...
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Last Seen: Sep 24, 1988

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  • Brian Neil Hooks - The Charley Project
  • Family continues search for Florence man missing for 28 years
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