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Gailon Leak Missing Person Case

Last seen in Red Spring, North Carolina on Sep 14, 2002

Victim Details

Aug 17, 2010

Jan 12, 2024

Gailon

Leak

64

41

64 inches

69 inches

140 lbs

145 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Sep 14, 2002

Red Spring

North Carolina

Robeson County

No

21184

Robeson County Sheriff's Office

Lumberton

North Carolina

Robeson County

28358

120 Legend Road, North Carolina

9106713100

County

Law Enforcement

02-33668

Robeson County Sheriff's Office

Black

Brown

Brown

07/08/2026


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On a September day in 2002, the life of 41-year-old Male Gailon Leak, also known by the name John Willie Leak, took a turn that would leave his loved ones with years of unanswered questions. He was last seen on September 14, 2002, in Red Spring, North Carolina, a small town in Robeson County. At the time of his disappearance, he was described as a Black male with black hair and brown eyes, standing between 5'4" and 5'9" and weighing around 140 pounds. His family reported that ...
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Last Seen: Sep 14, 2002

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  • Missing Person / NamUs #MP7911 - Office of Justice Programs
  • Galion N. Leak - The Charley Project
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