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Raymond Poland Missing Person Case

Last seen in Erie, Pennsylvania on Aug 22, 2001

Victim Details

Mar 15, 2010

Apr 02, 2020

Raymond

Poland

59

35

69 inches

165 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Aug 22, 2001

Erie

Pennsylvania

Erie County

No

3532

Erie Police Department

Erie

Pennsylvania

Erie County

16501

Edward Spagel

Det. Sgt

626 State Street, Pennsylvania

8148701125

Local

Law Enforcement

http://www.erie.pa.us/police/Home.aspx

01-48014

Erie Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/04/2026


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In the late summer of 2001, a 35-year-old man named Raymond Samuel Poland, also known as Ray, vanished from the city of Erie, Pennsylvania. He was last seen on August 22, 2001, and has not been heard from since. At the time of his disappearance, Raymond was described as a biracial male with reddish-brown hair and brown eyes, standing at 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing around 165 pounds. He had a few distinguishing marks, including scars on both of his forearms and a mole on his right forearm. ...
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Last Seen: Aug 22, 2001

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  • Raymond Samuel Poland - The Charley Project
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    Did anyone else catch the detail about Raymond not being reported missing until a year later? It's p... ...Read More
    10/08/2024
    Does anyone else find it unsettling that Raymond wasn't reported missing until a whole year later? I... ...Read More
    10/22/2023
    I was digging through some old Erie newspaper archives and stumbled across an interesting tidbit abo... ...Read More
    02/14/2023
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