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Hickle Harley Ware Missing Person Case

Last seen in Bungo Township, Minnesota on Jun 11, 1938

Victim Details

Jan 27, 2026

Jan 27, 2026

Hickle

Harley Ware

92

4

Unknown inches

White

Male

Jun 11, 1938

Bungo Township

Minnesota

Bungo Township

Cass County Sheriff's Office

10/08/2026

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On a summer day in 1938, four-year-old Hickle Harley Ware, known affectionately as "Punky," was with his two older brothers, ages ten and thirteen, in a meadow near their family farm in Bungo Township, Minnesota. It was between noon and 1:00 p.m. on June 11th when his brothers went to round up some cattle, telling young Hickle to stay put until they came back. When they returned just a few minutes later, the little boy with blond hair and blue eyes was gone. He was last seen wearing a ...
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Last Seen: Jun 11, 1938

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  • Hickle Harley Ware -- What happened to the Lost Boy? - Reddit
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