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Dale Kelley Missing Person Case

Last seen in Carmichael, California on May 20, 1981

Victim Details

Apr 01, 2010

Oct 31, 2023

Dale

Kelley

66

21

70 inches

165 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

May 20, 1981

Carmichael

California

Sacramento County

95608

8361

Sacramento County Sheriff's Office

Sacramento

California

Sacramento County

95841

Zaheem Buksh

Detective, Missing Persons

4500 Orange Grove Avenue, California

9168745115

County

Law Enforcement

sacsheriff.com

81-041416

1981-05-22

Sacramento County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Green

Green

07/05/2026


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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 ...
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Last Seen: May 20, 1981

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    Does anyone else find it puzzling that Dale's car ended up in New Orleans with those specific items ... ...Read More
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