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Harvey Tarver Missing Person Case

Last seen in Columbus, Georgia on Feb 19, 2022

Victim Details

Aug 18, 2025

Aug 21, 2025

Harvey

Tarver

69

65

74 inches

140 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Feb 19, 2022

Columbus

Georgia

Muscogee County

Columbus

No

173980

Columbus Police Department

Columbus

Georgia

Muscogee County

31901

Meagan Cole

Detective

510 10th Street, Georgia

7066533205

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.columbusga.gov/Police/

2203050004308

2022-03-05

Columbus Police Department

Gray or Partially Gray

Brown

Brown

06/26/2026


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In the community of Columbus, Georgia, a profound sense of uncertainty surrounds the quiet disappearance of Harvey “Big” Tarver. At 65 years of age, Mr. Tarver was a familiar presence to those who knew him. Described as a Black / African American man, standing tall at six feet two inches and weighing 140 pounds, with graying black hair and brown eyes, his absence has left a void filled with unanswered questions. His last known communication with anyone was around the middle of February 2022, ...
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Last Seen: Feb 19, 2022

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