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Michael Gaughan Missing Person Case

Last seen in El Paso, Texas on Jul 20, 1975

Victim Details

Jan 08, 2010

Nov 01, 2019

Michael

Gaughan

68

17

67 inches

68 inches

135 lbs

145 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jul 20, 1975

El Paso

Texas

El Paso County

26243

Dona Ana County Sheriff's Office

Las Cruces

New Mexico

Doña Ana County

88007

William McNeil

Cold Case/Missing persons Detective

845 North Motel Boulevard, New Mexico

5755251911

County

Law Enforcement

201006925

Dona Ana County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Green

Green

No

07/21/2026


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Michael James Gaughan, aged 17, was last heard from on July 20, 1975, in El Paso, Texas. He made a long-distance call to his parents in New Mexico from a pay phone at 7:15 a.m., informing them that he had car trouble and would be home later that day. However, Michael never arrived, and this phone call was the last contact anyone had with him.

Two days later, on July 22, the vehicle Michael had been driving was found abandoned in the desert, west of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Despite an ext ...
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Last Seen: Jul 20, 1975

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