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Wallace Coffin Missing Person Case

Last seen in Seattle, Washington on Sep 02, 1989

Victim Details

Created

May 03, 2010

Case Added

May 31, 2023

Firstname

Wallace

Lastname

Coffin

Current Age

110

Age At Disappearance

Height

68 inches

Weight

190 lbs

Ethnicity

White / Caucasian

Gender

Male

Last Seen

Sep 02, 1989

City

Seattle

State

Washington

County

King County

Zip Code

98104

Tribal Land

Agency ID

8486

Agency Name

Seattle Police Department

Agency City

Seattle

Agency State

Washington

Agency County

King County

Agency Zip Code

98104

Agency Contact

Agency Address

610 5th Avenue, Washington

Agency Phone

2066255011

Agency Jurisdiction

Local

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Website

https://www.seattle.gov/police

Agency Case #

89-458370

Agency Report Date

1989-09-06

Primary Agency

Seattle Police Department

Hair Color

Red/Auburn

Left Eye Color

Blue

Right Eye Color

Blue

Solved

Yes

Last Updated

08/23/2026

Area Last Seen:

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In the late summer of 1989, a 74-year-old man named Wallace McDonald Coffin disappeared from his apartment in Seattle, Washington. The last confirmed sighting of him was on September 2, 1989, by his apartment manager. At the time he went missing, Wallace was described as a white male, standing 5'8" tall, weighing 190 pounds, with red or auburn hair and blue eyes. He had a couple of distinguishing marks: a scar on his left temple and a circular gouge on his left shoulder. Four days afte ...

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Last Seen: Sep 02, 1989

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Missing Wallace McDonald Coffin age 74 1989 Seattle, WA ...

Wallace Coffin Missing Person Case

Last seen in Seattle, Washington on Sep 02, 1989

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