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Peter Pilkey Missing Person Case

Last seen in Tacoma, Washington on Aug 02, 1999

Victim Details

Jun 21, 2010

Jun 08, 2023

Peter

Pilkey

68

42

75 inches

80 inches

200 lbs

220 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Aug 02, 1999

Tacoma

Washington

Pierce County

98465

No

8710

Pierce County Sheriff's Office

Tacoma

Washington

Pierce County

98402

Stephanie Blair

Case Manager

930 Tacoma Avenue South, Washington

2537987530

County

Law Enforcement

992140372

1999-08-02

Pierce County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/10/2026


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In the late summer of 1999, a feeling of unease settled over parts of the boating community in Tacoma, Washington, when 42-year-old Peter Donald Pilkey vanished on August 2nd. An avid and capable boater, his disappearance was under perplexing circumstances related to a boating accident. The initial discovery that something was amiss came when his 19-foot boat was found drifting and unoccupied near Fox Island, about five miles south of the iconic Tacoma Narrows Bridge. The scene on the boat only ...
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Last Seen: Aug 02, 1999

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