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Edward Hergert Missing Person Case

Last seen in Metairie, Louisiana on Jan 12, 2008

Victim Details

Mar 03, 2010

Jan 12, 2024

Edward

Hergert

61

43

73 inches

225 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jan 12, 2008

Metairie

Louisiana

Jefferson Parish

8230

Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office

Harvey

Louisiana

Jefferson Parish

70058

Derek Johnson

Detective

1233 Westbank Expressway, Louisiana

5043635500

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.jpso.com/

A-12947-08

Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/12/2026


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In the quiet community of Metairie, Louisiana, Edward Hergert, a 43-year-old man, vanished, leaving behind a life and a family. On the evening of January 12, 2008, he was last seen in the 4900 block of Wilson Drive. What transpired after that moment remains a profound mystery. The most unsettling clue in his disappearance was the discovery of his car, abandoned on the Huey P. Long Memorial Bridge in Jefferson Parish. This discovery transformed a missing person report into an alarming and perplex ...
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Last Seen: Jan 12, 2008

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  • Edward J. Hergert - The Charley Project
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