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William Rochelle Missing Person Case

Last seen in Raleigh, North Carolina on Jul 09, 2005

Victim Details

Jul 15, 2009

Dec 19, 2023

William

Rochelle

92

71

67 inches

160 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Jul 09, 2005

Raleigh

North Carolina

Wake County

7458

Raleigh Police Department

Raleigh

North Carolina

Wake County

27616

5240 Greens Dairy Road, North Carolina

9199963335

Local

Law Enforcement

https://raleighnc.gov/police

P05077612

2005-07-09

Raleigh Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

07/11/2026


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On a summer morning in Raleigh, North Carolina, a quiet and lifelong resident vanished, leaving his family with decades of unanswered questions. On July 9, 2005, William Robert Rochelle, a 71-year-old man known to friends and family as Bill, walked away from his home in the 300 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard. At the time of his disappearance, the African American male stood 5 feet 7 inches and weighed about 160 pounds, with a frail build and thinning black hair. He was last seen wearing a ...
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Last Seen: Jul 09, 2005

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  • William Robert Rochelle - The Charley Project
  • Raleigh Authorities Search For Missing 71-Year-Old Man - WRAL.com
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