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Melvin Ridley Missing Person Case

Last seen in Pleasantville, New Jersey on Nov 24, 2020

Victim Details

Jul 30, 2024

Aug 07, 2024

Melvin

Ridley

67

62

70 inches

71 inches

201 lbs

240 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Nov 24, 2020

Pleasantville

New Jersey

Atlantic County

08232

No

150910

Pleasantville Police Department

Pleasantville

New Jersey

Atlantic County

08232

Victor Guadalupe

Detective

17 North First Street, New Jersey

6096416100

Local

Law Enforcement

http://www.pleasantvillepd.org/index.html

20-28736

2020-12-01

Pleasantville Police Department

3922

Gray or Partially Gray

Hazel

Hazel

07/04/2026


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In the late autumn of 2020, the community of Pleasantville, New Jersey, was faced with a quiet, lingering mystery. On November 24th of that year, 62-year-old Melvin L. Ridley was last seen in the McKee City area. His disappearance has since left his family and community enveloped in a state of uncertainty, searching for answers that have yet to surface. In the time leading up to his disappearance, there were no publicly known indications of distress or any apparent reason for him to vanish, addi ...
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Last Seen: Nov 24, 2020

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  • Missing Person / NamUs #MP126584
  • OOR - Docket Search Results - PA Office of Open Records
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