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Richard J. Heagen Missing Person Case

Last seen in Zanesville, Ohio on Mar 19, 2024

Victim Details

Jan 28, 2026

Jan 28, 2026

Richard

J. Heagen

56

54

6'2 inches

350 lbs

White

Male

Mar 19, 2024

Zanesville

Ohio

Zanesville

Zanesville Police Departmen

740-455-0770

07/09/2026

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In the quiet city of Zanesville, Ohio, a family's life was changed on what seemed to be an ordinary evening. Richard J. Heagen, a 54-year-old man known affectionately as Jay, was at his home on Gray Street. On the evening of March 19, 2024, he was captured on a nearby video camera entering his house, grabbing a hooded sweatshirt, and leaving again moments later. Crucially, he left without his wallet or his phone, items most people don't intentionally leave behind. This departure marked ...
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