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Phillip Gilliam Missing Person Case

Last seen in Surprise, Arizona on Jan 19, 2005

Victim Details

May 18, 2010

Aug 12, 2019

Phillip

Gilliam

69

48

73 inches

74 inches

220 lbs

240 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jan 19, 2005

Surprise

Arizona

Maricopa County

85374

8576

La Paz County Sheriff's Office

Parker

Arizona

La Paz County

85344

Steven Draper

Investigator

1109 West Arizona Avenue, Arizona

9286696141

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.lapazsheriff.org/

La Paz County Sheriff's Office

Blond/Strawberry

Blue

Blue

08/25/2026


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In the winter of 2005, a 48-year-old man named Phillip Eugene Gilliam vanished, leaving behind a trail of questions that remain unanswered. Originally from Surprise, Arizona, his last confirmed sighting was on January 19, 2005. On that day, just after midnight, he was seen at a Chevron gas station in Quartzsite, Arizona, speaking with an unidentified man. At the time of his disappearance, he was wearing blue denim jeans, a blue long-sleeved shirt with a white t-shirt underneath, and a tan cowboy ...
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Last Seen: Jan 19, 2005

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