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Eric Pyles Missing Person Case

Last seen in Jonestown, Pennsylvania on Dec 12, 2000

Victim Details

Apr 15, 2010

Apr 02, 2020

Eric

Pyles

37

12

56 inches

95 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Dec 12, 2000

Jonestown

Pennsylvania

Lebanon County

17038

No

26895

Pennsylvania State Police

Johnstown

Pennsylvania

Lebanon County

17038

3185 State Route 72, Pennsylvania

7178652194

State

Law Enforcement

L20688560

2000-12-12

Pennsylvania State Police

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/19/2026


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On a December afternoon in 2000, 12-year-old Eric Wayne Pyles stepped off his school bus in Jonestown, Pennsylvania, and, instead of heading home, walked in the opposite direction. It was December 12, and this deviation from his routine would mark the beginning of a long and perplexing mystery. Classmates saw him cut through a yard, and shortly after, around 2:45 p.m., a secretary at the Jonestown Bible Church spotted the young boy walking behind the building toward a wooded area near U.S. Route ...
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Last Seen: Dec 12, 2000

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