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Michael McLaughlin Missing Person Case

Last seen in Syracuse, New York on Oct 23, 1975

Victim Details

Jul 01, 2010

Apr 11, 2024

Michael

McLaughlin

71

21

71 inches

165 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Oct 23, 1975

Syracuse

New York

Onondaga County

8764

Syracuse Police Department

Syracuse

New York

Onondaga County

13202

511 S. State Street, New York

3154425111

Local

Law Enforcement

06-412839/W-89068

Syracuse Police Department

Brown

Blue

Blue

07/08/2026


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Michael Scott McLaughlin, a 21-year-old Syracuse University student, was last seen on October 23, 1975. A junior at the College of Visual and Performing Arts, he had recently taken a leave of absence from his art studies, planning to shift to a liberal arts curriculum and re-enroll the following spring. On the day of his disappearance, he left his residence on Harvard Place in Syracuse, telling his roommates he was going to lunch on Marshall Street. However, investigators later discovered that M ...
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Last Seen: Oct 23, 1975

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    Has anyone else been curious about Michael Scott McLaughlin's decision to switch from art to liberal... ...Read More
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    Wasn't McLaughlin's disappearance really odd in terms of timing and his financial situation? I've be... ...Read More
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