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Robert Watts Missing Person Case

Last seen in Detroit, Michigan on Nov 01, 1996

Victim Details

Dec 12, 2008

Jul 08, 2019

Robert

Watts

50

21

71 inches

175 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Nov 01, 1996

Detroit

Michigan

Wayne County

19911

Detroit Police Department

Detroit

Michigan

Wayne County

48226

Shannon Jones

Sergeant

1301 3rd St, Michigan

3135961800

Local

Law Enforcement

1312030231

Detroit Police Department

4870

Black

Brown

Brown

No

07/08/2026


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In the autumn of 1996, a young man's sudden disappearance from his Detroit, Michigan, home began a long and heart-wrenching mystery for his family and community. On November 1, 1996, 21-year-old Robert James Watts was last seen at approximately 5:00 p.m. at his residence in the area of the 11800 block of Wade Street. Known affectionately to loved ones as 'Bay-Bro' or 'Baby Bro,' Robert was a young African American male with black hair and brown eyes. At the time he vanis ...
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Last Seen: Nov 01, 1996

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