Dale Kelley Missing from Carmichael, California age 21

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Dale Eugene Kelley, a 21-year-old from Carmichael, California, was last seen on May 20, 1981. That morning, Dale called his girlfriend at 8:00 a.m., telling her he was planning to drive from his home in Carmichael to Los Angeles to visit her. However, it is unclear when exactly he left his home, and he never arrived in Los Angeles. Dale was driving an orange 1976 Toyota Celica with California license plate 598TIH, which was later found abandoned on June 4, 1981, in New Orleans, Louisiana—thous ...Read More
Last Seen: May 20, 1981

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Victim Details

created

Apr 01, 2010

Case Added

Oct 31, 2023

firstname

Dale

lastname

Kelley

Current Age

64

Age at Disappearance

21

Height

70 inches

Weight

165 lbs

ethnicity

White / Caucasian

gender

Male

Last Seen

May 20, 1981

City

Carmichael

State

California

County

Sacramento County

Zip Code

95608

vehicles

230

Agency ID

8361

Agency Name

Sacramento County Sheriff's Office

Agency City

Sacramento

Agency State

California

Agency County

Sacramento County

Agency Zip Code

95841

Agency Contact

Zaheem Buksh

Contact Job Title

Detective, Missing Persons

Agency Address

4500 Orange Grove Avenue, California

Agency Phone

9168745115

Agency Jurisdiction

County

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Website

sacsheriff.com

Agency Case #

81-041416

Agency Report Date

1981-05-22

Primary Agency

Sacramento County Sheriff's Office

Hair Color

Brown

Left Eye Color

Green

Right Eye Color

Green

Last Updated

11/18/2025

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Dale Kelley
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