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Paul Mitchell Missing Person Case

Last seen in Seattle, Washington on Nov 05, 1987

Victim Details

May 04, 2010

May 31, 2023

Paul

Mitchell

75

37

64 inches

135 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Nov 05, 1987

Seattle

Washington

King County

No

8497

Seattle Police Department

Seattle

Washington

King County

98104

610 5th Avenue, Washington

2066255011

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.seattle.gov/police

87-552765

1987-11-06

Seattle Police Department

Brown

Blue

Blue

07/07/2026


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In the fall of 1987, a 37-year-old man named Paul David Mitchell vanished from Seattle, Washington, leaving behind a life and a set of unanswered questions that have lingered for decades. On November 5, 1987, Mitchell was last seen as he set out for a local hospital with the stated purpose of obtaining medication. He was carrying a gray backpack and was dressed in a gray sweatshirt, gray Levis, and white shoes. This ordinary errand marked the last time he was verifiably seen or heard from, creat ...
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Last Seen: Nov 05, 1987

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