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Edward Thornton Missing Person Case

Last seen in St. Louis, Missouri on Apr 17, 2025

Victim Details

Nov 18, 2025

Dec 15, 2025

Edward

Thornton

50

49

67 inches

210 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Apr 17, 2025

St. Louis

Missouri

St. Louis City

St. Louis

No

180430

St Louis Metropolitan Police Department

St. Louis

Missouri

St. Louis City

63103

Kyle Olsen

Police Officer

1915 Olive St, Missouri

3142311212

Local

Law Enforcement

25-014088

2025-04-19

St Louis Metropolitan Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

07/26/2026


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In the spring of 2025, a family's life was disrupted by the sudden and worrying disappearance of Edward Auguster Thornton. A 49-year-old Black / African American male, Edward was a familiar face in his St. Louis, Missouri community. The last confirmed sighting of him was on April 17, 2025, at his residence in the 63118 zip code. It was his sister who last saw him, a detail that adds a personal and poignant layer to the timeline of his vanishing. At the time he went missing, he was described ...
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Last Seen: Apr 17, 2025

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