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Deward R. Killion Missing Person Case

Last seen in Umatilla, Oregon on Aug 15, 2007

Victim Details

Jan 28, 2026

Jan 28, 2026

Deward

R. Killion

103

85

5'11 inches

165 lbs

White

Male

Aug 15, 2007

Umatilla

Oregon

Umatilla

Umatilla Sheriff's Office

541-966-3651

07/03/2026

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In the late summer of 2007, an outing to the mountains of Oregon took a sorrowful turn, leaving a family with unanswered questions that have lingered for years. On the evening of August 15, 2007, 85-year-old Deward R. Killion, a resident of College Place, Washington, vanished from the Target Meadows Campground, located a couple of miles north of Highway 204 in Umatilla, Oregon. He was there camping with his wife and some friends, enjoying the natural beauty of the area. An experienced outdoorsma ...
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Last Seen: Aug 15, 2007

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