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Michelle Rust Missing Person Case

Last seen in Halethorpe, Maryland on Jul 20, 2002

Victim Details

Jun 06, 2009

Aug 14, 2023

Michelle

Rust

48

24

64 inches

140 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Jul 20, 2002

Halethorpe

Maryland

Baltimore County

20528

Baltimore County Police Department

Towson

Maryland

Baltimore County

21286

Dominic Bridges

Detective

700 East Joppa Road, Maryland

4108872214

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/police/index.html

022011000

Baltimore County Police Department

Red/Auburn

Blue

Blue

07/08/2026


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Michelle Lee Rust was a 24-year-old mother from Halethorpe, Maryland, whose life was centered around her young son and family when she disappeared on July 20, 2002. Public missing-person records describe her as a White female with red hair and blue eyes, about 5 feet 4 inches tall and approximately 140 pounds. She was last known to be wearing a black V-neck shirt, a white gold chain necklace with a diamond-studded cross pendant, a blue princess-cut sapphire ring on her right hand, and a diamond ...
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Last Seen: Jul 20, 2002

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  • Police search for Baltimore County woman missing since 2002
  • Michelle Lee Rust | Baltimore County Government
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