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Chipley Sanders Missing Person Case

Last seen in Ashland, Kentucky on Oct 04, 1984

Victim Details

Feb 10, 2010

Dec 20, 2023

Chipley

Sanders

54

13

65 inches

150 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Oct 04, 1984

Ashland

Kentucky

Boyd County

No

2081

Ashland City Police Department

Ashland

Kentucky

Boyd County

41101

1700 Greenup Avenue # 1, Kentucky

6063853273

Local

Law Enforcement

http://www.ashlandkypd.com/

AP8425778

Ashland City Police Department

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

07/18/2026


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In the autumn of 1984, a young boy named Chipley Charles Sanders vanished from a group home in Ashland, Kentucky, leaving behind a mystery that has endured for decades. At just 13 years old, Chipley, who was also known by his nickname Chip, was a resident of the Ramey/Estep Home for youths. Born Chipley Dale Lay, he and one of his siblings had been adopted four years prior by a couple from Radcliff, Kentucky. A year before he disappeared, in 1983, he was placed in the Ashland group home. Chipley ...
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Last Seen: Oct 04, 1984

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  • Chipley Charles Sanders - The Charley Project
  • Two Boys Went Missing from A Boy's Home | by Siggy - Medium
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    I was digging through some old articles and came across a small detail about the place Chipley and J... ...Read More
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    I was looking into the backgrounds of Chipley Sanders and James Eric Bess, and something caught my a... ...Read More
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