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Harold Roland Missing Person Case

Last seen in Lake Sam Rayburn, Texas on Jul 21, 1997

Victim Details

Dec 31, 2010

Aug 11, 2023

Harold

Roland

79

50

73 inches

260 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jul 21, 1997

Lake Sam Rayburn

Texas

Angelina County

30887

Texas Missing Persons Clearinghouse

Austin

Texas

Travis County

78773

PO Box 4087, Texas

8003463243

State

Law Enforcement

https://www.dps.texas.gov/mpch

M9802005

Texas Missing Persons Clearinghouse

Gray or Partially Gray

Blue

Blue

07/26/2026


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Harold William Roland, a 50-year-old man, was last seen on July 21, 1997, near Lake Sam Rayburn in Texas. On the day of his disappearance, Roland, who owned a lake house in San Augustine County, informed a witness that he planned to go fishing. He was driving a gray 1996 Chevrolet pickup truck with a pontoon boat and trailer at the time.

Several days after Roland was reported missing, his truck was found abandoned and burned in a dense pine thicket about 30 miles from Powell Park, where ...
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Last Seen: Jul 21, 1997

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