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Karl E. Ball Missing Person Case

Last seen in Columbia, Missouri on Mar 14, 2024

Victim Details

Jan 27, 2026

Jan 27, 2026

Karl

E. Ball

54

52

Unknown inches

White

Male

Mar 14, 2024

Columbia

Missouri

Columbia

Missouri State Highway Patrol

573-526-6178

07/20/2026

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Karl E. Ball was a 52-year-old male who was last seen on March 14, 2024, in Columbia, Missouri, with the disappearance tied publicly to Boone County, Missouri. Online missing-person information identifies him as a white male with gray hair and blue eyes, and lists his case as a missing-person matter from Columbia/Boone County. The available public record is painfully brief: he was last seen in Boone County on that March day, and after that point, the public-facing account says he was not heard f ...
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