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Clifton Leonard Missing Person Case

Last seen in Lakeland, Florida on Aug 22, 1983

Victim Details

Mar 31, 2010

Jul 12, 2024

Clifton

Leonard

58

16

72 inches

170 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Aug 22, 1983

Lakeland

Florida

Polk County

No

8355

Polk County Sheriff's Office

Winter Haven

Florida

Polk County

33880

1891 Jim Keene Boulevard, Florida

8632986834

County

Law Enforcement

83-057893

Polk County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

07/15/2026


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Clifton Patrick Leonard, a 16-year-old from Lakeland, Florida, was last seen on August 22, 1983. His father had dropped him off at Lake Hollingsworth to meet friends, but when his father returned later that evening to pick him up, Clifton was nowhere to be found. He has not been seen or heard from since. His parents reported him missing two days later, and a subsequent search of his room revealed that a screen had been removed from his window. Clifton had taken a small bag with a bathing suit, a ...
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Last Seen: Aug 22, 1983

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