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Michael Bartholomew Bright Missing Person Case

Last seen in Front Royal, Virginia on May 31, 1980

Victim Details

Jan 28, 2026

Jan 28, 2026

Michael

Bartholomew Bright

85

39

6'0 inches

175 lbs

White

Male

May 31, 1980

Front Royal

Virginia

Front Royal

Warren County Sheriff's Office

540-635-4128

07/17/2026

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In the quiet spring of 1980, a man named Michael Bartholomew Bright vanished from the landscape of Warren County, Virginia. On May 30th of that year, the 85-year-old man was seen for the last time, and the world he knew has continued to turn without him for decades. Michael was a white male, standing at a height of six feet tall and weighing 196 pounds. He had brown hair and brown eyes. The day he went missing remains a stark and silent marker in the passage of time, a day that holds the unanswe ...
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Last Seen: May 31, 1980

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  • Michael Bartholomew Bright - The Charley Project
  • VA - Michael Bartholomew Bright, 39, Front Royal, 31 May 1980

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