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Christopher Dansby Missing Person Case

Last seen in Manhattan, New York on May 18, 1989

Victim Details

May 06, 2010

Oct 05, 2023

Christopher

Dansby

39

2

24 inches

36 inches

30 lbs

Black / African American

Male

May 18, 1989

Manhattan

New York

New York County

No

30439

New York City Police Department - Missing Persons Squad

New York

New York

New York County

10039

2770 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, New York

2126947781

Local

Law Enforcement

KNMP05794

New York City Police Department - Missing Persons Squad

Black

Brown

Brown

06/26/2026


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The Disappearance of Christopher Dansby

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Christopher Dansby was two years old when he was last seen on May 18, 1989, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Towers playground in Manhattan, New York. His mother, Allison Dansby, had taken him to the playground that day but briefly left him in the care of family members while she went to a nearby store. When she returned about 30 minutes later, Christopher had vanished without a trace.

Eyewitnesses reported seeing Christopher playing in the sand with other children just before he disappear ...
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Last Seen: May 18, 1989

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