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Michael Woodward Missing Person Case

Last seen in Fort Jackson, South Carolina on Apr 23, 1972

Victim Details

Apr 15, 2010

Jan 23, 2018

Michael

Woodward

63

9

56 inches

70 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Apr 23, 1972

Fort Jackson

South Carolina

Richland County

27063

Fort Jackson Army Base, Military Police

Columbia

South Carolina

,

017701CID

Fort Jackson Army Base, Military Police

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Blue

07/16/2026


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On a spring morning in 1972, the steady hum of a lawnmower was the soundtrack to an ordinary day in the officers' housing area of Fort Jackson, a sprawling U.S. Army training center in South Carolina. Nine-year-old Michael J. Woodward was playing in his yard as his father, a major and the staff judge advocate on the post, attended to the lawn. The day was pleasant and unremarkable, with temperatures hovering around 60 degrees. Sometime between 9:00 a.m. and noon, under the Carolina sun, Mic ...
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Last Seen: Apr 23, 1972

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  • MPs reopen case of boy who disappeared 42 years ago - Army.mil
  • Missing Person / NamUs #MP6831 - Office of Justice Programs
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    I was reading about Michael J. Woodward's case again, and something that stands out to me is the mas... ...Read More
    06/17/2023
    Has anyone looked into the fort's history around the time Michael went missing? I've been diving int... ...Read More
    01/17/2023
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