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Charles Sanford Missing Person Case

Last seen in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Dec 28, 1983

Victim Details

Dec 22, 2009

Dec 01, 2023

Charles

Sanford

70

28

74 inches

150 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Dec 28, 1983

Baton Rouge

Louisiana

East Baton Rouge Parish

3429

Baton Rouge Police Department

Baton Rouge

Louisiana

East Baton Rouge Parish

70815

9000 Airline Highway, Louisiana

2252397832

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.brla.gov/203/Police-Department

330-84/OCA/84330

Baton Rouge Police Department

7253

Black

Brown

Brown

07/10/2026


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In the winter of 1983, a season that should have been filled with warmth and family, a shadow fell over the Sanford home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Charles Sylvester Sanford, a 28-year-old accountant, vanished without a trace from his parents' residence. At the time of his disappearance, Charles was unemployed and living with his parents. A perplexing detail leading up to his disappearance were the daily phone calls he received from an unknown woman. His family never had the opportunity to ...
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Last Seen: Dec 28, 1983

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  • Charles Sylvester Sanford - The Charley Project
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