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In the summer of 1978, a group of five teenage friends, including 16-year-old Michael McDowell, vanished from Newark, New Jersey, leaving their families in a state of desperate uncertainty for decades. On August 20th, Michael and his friends, Alvin Turner, Randy Johnson, Melvin Pittman, and Ernest Taylor, spent the afternoon playing basketball at a local park. Later that evening, they were seen entering a pickup truck belonging to a local carpenter who sometimes hired local youths for odd jobs. ...
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Last Seen: Aug 20, 1978

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  • 3837DMNJ - Michael McDowell - Doe Network
  • Michael McDowell - The Charley Project
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