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Byron Melendez Missing Person Case

Last seen in Lakewood Township, New Jersey on Oct 01, 2008

Victim Details

Jan 27, 2026

Jan 27, 2026

Byron

Melendez

39

22

6'1 inches

220 lbs

Hispanic

Male

Oct 01, 2008

Lakewood Township

New Jersey

Lakewood Township

Lakewood Township Police Departmen

732-363-0200

07/02/2026

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In the autumn of 2008, a young man named Byron Melendez vanished from his life in Lakewood Township, New Jersey, leaving behind a prolonged and unsettling silence for those who knew him. He was 22 years old at the time he was last seen on October 1, 2008. Byron was a Hispanic male with brown hair and brown eyes, standing at approximately 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighing around 220 pounds. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance remain shrouded in uncertainty, with very few details availab ...
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Last Seen: Oct 01, 2008

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