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Michael Mccool Missing Person Case

Last seen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Jun 28, 1978

Victim Details

Jul 19, 2009

Jan 07, 2022

Michael

Mccool

62

14

50 inches

54 inches

100 lbs

110 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jun 28, 1978

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia County

No

25859

Philadelphia Police Department

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia County

19125

Kathryn Gordon

Detective

300 East Hunting Park Avenue, Pennsylvania

2156863093

Local

Law Enforcement

26-041254

Philadelphia Police Department

6767

Brown

Blue

Blue

06/24/2026


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On a summer day in 1978, a 14-year-old boy named Michael McCool left his home in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was never seen again. It was June 28th, and Michael, a responsible and dependable teenager, was on his way to his job as a grocery bagger at the local Kensington Acme. Described as quiet and respectful, with no history of running away, his failure to return home that evening sparked immediate concern among his family. The last known sighting of Michael w ...
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Last Seen: Jun 28, 1978

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  • Michael McCool | International Missing Persons Wiki - Fandom
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