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Chester Wetmore Missing Person Case

Last seen in Bradenton, Florida on May 27, 1986

Victim Details

Apr 15, 2010

Feb 01, 2023

Chester

Wetmore

54

14

68 inches

130 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

May 27, 1986

Bradenton

Florida

Manatee County

No

27039

Manatee County Sheriff's Office

Bradenton

Florida

Manatee County

34205

600 Highway 301 Boulevard West, Florida

9417473011

County

Law Enforcement

860010568

Manatee County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Brown

Brown

08/20/2026


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Chester Ralph Wetmore, a 14-year-old boy from Bradenton, Florida, was last seen on the evening of May 27, 1986, when he left his family’s residence. He was wearing jeans, a blue checkered shirt, and boots. Despite extensive efforts to locate him, Chester has never been seen again. His disappearance was initially treated as that of an endangered runaway, but in 2012, new information came to light.

James P. Barnes, a convicted murderer on death row in Florida, confessed to killing Chest ...
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Last Seen: May 27, 1986

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