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Ronald Tammen Missing Person Case

Last seen in Oxford, Ohio on Apr 19, 1953

Victim Details

Jan 05, 2010

Aug 01, 2024

Ronald

Tammen

92

19

69 inches

70 inches

175 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Apr 19, 1953

Oxford

Ohio

Butler County

45056

No

30743

Oxford Police Department

Oxford

Ohio

Butler County

45056

Daniel Umbstead

Detective Lieutenant

11 South Poplar Street, Ohio

5135245240

Local

Law Enforcement

Butler County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/15/2026


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Ronald Henry Tammen was a 19-year-old sophomore at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, when he vanished from his dormitory room on the night of April 19, 1953. A responsible and well-liked student, he was a member of the varsity wrestling team, played string bass in a campus dance band, and served as a resident hall advisor in Fisher Hall. The evening he disappeared, Tammen had requested new bedsheets around 8:00 p.m. after a prankster put a fish in his bed. He was last seen by a fellow student ar ...
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Last Seen: Apr 19, 1953

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    This is such an odd case. I wonder if the mystery will ever be solved. I hope so. Sad that someon... ...Read More
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    Was anyone else struck by the entire mystery surrounding Ronald Tammen's visit to the doctor for a b... ...Read More
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