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Ricky Bethea Missing Person Case

Last seen in Milton, North Carolina on Jul 23, 2007

Victim Details

Jan 12, 2010

Jan 12, 2024

Ricky

Bethea

62

44

74 inches

227 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Jul 23, 2007

Milton

North Carolina

Caswell County

20904

Caswell County Sheriff

Yanceyville

North Carolina

Caswell County

27379

231 County Park Road, North Carolina

3366949311

County

http://www.caswellcountysheriffsoffice.com/

200707-371

Caswell County Sheriff

Black

Brown

Brown

Yes

07/12/2026


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In the summer of 2007, a family's life was irrevocably changed by the disappearance of Ricky Laverne Bethea. On July 23, 2007, the 44-year-old man was last seen in the rural landscape of Milton, in Caswell County, North Carolina. Ricky, who lived with schizophrenia and required medication, had only been a resident at Corbett's Family Care Home for ten days prior to when he went missing. His move to this new facility was not a happy one; he had been expelled from his previous residence ...
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Last Seen: Jul 23, 2007

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  • Ricky Laverne Bethea - The Charley Project
  • Active Warrants - NNPD Dashboard - City of Newport News
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