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Steve Arrowood Missing Person Case

Last seen in Gastonia, North Carolina on Apr 04, 1975

Victim Details

May 25, 2009

Jul 13, 2021

Steve

Arrowood

69

18

68 inches

69 inches

145 lbs

150 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Apr 04, 1975

Gastonia

North Carolina

Gaston County

7338

Gastonia Police Department

Gastonia

North Carolina

Gaston County

28052

200 East Long Avenue, North Carolina

7048666702

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.cityofgastonia.com/police-main.html

1975-189695

Gastonia Police Department

6575

Blond/Strawberry

Blue

Blue

06/22/2026


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In the spring of 1975, a young man's future vanished into the night air of Gastonia, North Carolina. Steve Lewis Arrowood, an 18-year-old with blond hair and blue eyes, disappeared, leaving behind a life that was just beginning and a family that would search for answers for decades to come. The days leading up to his disappearance were fraught with tension. Steve had recently returned to Gastonia on March 31 after a trip to Dallas, Texas, where he had been seeing a 30-year-old married woman. Thi ...
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Last Seen: Apr 04, 1975

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  • Steve Lewis Arrowood Jr. - The Charley Project
  • Steve Lewis Arrowood Jr. (1956-1975) - M?morial Find a Grave
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