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Matteo Van Dam Missing Person Case

Last seen in Sumter, South Carolina on Jun 22, 2023

Victim Details

Nov 01, 2023

Mar 04, 2024

Matteo

Van Dam

5

2

36 inches

35 lbs

Other

Male

Jun 22, 2023

Sumter

South Carolina

Sumter County

29150

No

131426

Sumter Police Department

Sumter

South Carolina

Sumter County

29150

107 East Hampton Avenue, South Carolina

8034362700

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.sumterpd.com/

23004595

2023-06-28

Sumter Police Department

1840

Black

Brown

Brown

08/20/2026


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The disappearance of two-year-old Matteo Van Dam and his mother, Sophia, is a deeply troubling case that began in South Carolina. The pair were last seen in June 2023. Prior to their disappearance, Sophia had expressed fear and had moved with Matteo from her boyfriend's home in Sumter to her mother's house in Beaufort. Sophia's mother last saw her daughter and grandson early in the morning on June 22, 2023. When she returned from work later that afternoon, she found the house lock ...
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Last Seen: Jun 22, 2023

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