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Charles Rutherford, Jr Missing Person Case

Last seen in Presque Isle,, Michigan on Aug 11, 2005

Victim Details

Dec 12, 2008

Oct 12, 2022

Charles

Rutherford, Jr

54

34

74 inches

205 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Aug 11, 2005

Presque Isle,

Michigan

Presque Isle County

19904

Michigan State Police

St. Ignace

Michigan

Mackinac County

49781

St. Ignace Post, Michigan

9066437582

State

Law Enforcement

www.michigan.gov/msp

83-936-05

Michigan State Police

5764

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

No

07/09/2026


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In the summer of 2005, a mystery began to unfold on the waters of Lake Huron that would leave a family with unanswered questions for years to come. On August 11, 2005, 34-year-old Charles 'Chuck' Rutherford, Jr., a male from the Detroit area, and his girlfriend, Lana Stempien, were enjoying a boating trip to Mackinac Island. They were last seen at approximately 12:30 p.m. at the Presque Isle Marina in Presque Isle, Michigan, where they had stopped to refuel their 27-foot Wellcraft cabi ...
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Last Seen: Aug 11, 2005

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  • 6146DMMI - Charles Robert Rutherford, Jr - Doe Network
  • Charles Rutherford Jr. - The Charley Project
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