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In the vast expanse of the American Midwest, the story of Richard Edward Gillespie, a man known to some as Dick, faded into uncertainty in 1986. At the age of 43, this husband and father of three was last seen in the small town of Strafford, Missouri. Gillespie, a man with brown hair and brown eyes, was a former Merchant Marine, a chapter of his life that perhaps instilled in him a wanderlust that would later define his existence. His life was one of movement, a transient existence that saw him ...
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Last Seen: Jan 01, 1986

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  • Richard Edward Gillespie - The Charley Project
  • Missing Person / NamUs #MP12897
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