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Cosme Ibay Missing Person Case

Last seen in Polk City, Florida on Sep 07, 2008

Victim Details

May 19, 2010

Jul 12, 2024

Cosme

Ibay

95

78

64 inches

140 lbs

Asian

Male

Sep 07, 2008

Polk City

Florida

Polk County

33868

8588

Polk County Sheriff's Office

Winter Haven

Florida

Polk County

33880

Jason McPherson

Homicide Detective

1891 Jim Keene Boulevard, Florida

8632986834

County

Law Enforcement

2008-189743

Polk County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Brown

Brown

No

07/21/2026


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Cosme Ibay, a 78-year-old man from Orlando, Florida, was last seen on September 7, 2008, in Polk City, Florida. He had moved from Polk City years earlier but frequently visited to tend to a garden at his former home. On the day of his disappearance, Ibay was last seen around 1:00 p.m. working in his garden on Waterview Drive. Later that day, his vehicle, a gold 1993 Pontiac Subaru, was found abandoned in Gator Creek Preserve's parking lot in Lakeland, Florida, approximately 20 miles from hi ...
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Last Seen: Sep 07, 2008

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  • Cosme Olay Ibay - The Charley Project
  • Leads Needed in Case of Missing Ex-Polk City Man - Lakeland Ledger
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