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Gary Bell Missing Person Case

Last seen in Tacoma, Washington on Mar 02, 1983

Victim Details

Nov 04, 2011

Jun 19, 2023

Gary

Bell

76

33

70 inches

160 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Mar 02, 1983

Tacoma

Washington

Pierce County

No

21789

Spokane County Sheriff's Office

Spokane

Washington

Spokane County

99260

Marc Melville

Detective

1100 West Mallon Avenue, Washington

5094772240

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.spokanecounty.org/1080/Sheriff

83-12119

Spokane County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Blue

Blue

07/18/2026


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In the early spring of 1983, a 33-year-old man named Gary Bell vanished, leaving behind a life that was just beginning a new chapter. On March 2, 1983, Gary was last seen in Tacoma, Washington. At the time, he resided in Spokane, Washington, with his wife of only one month. He earned his living working for a carnival known as Rainier Shows and lived a somewhat transient life out of his 1974 Ford Econoline van. This van, bearing the Washington license plate number EQA-043, was not just his transp ...
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Last Seen: Mar 02, 1983

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  • Gary S. Bell - The Charley Project
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