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Carlton Edmondson Missing Person Case

Last seen in Morganton, North Carolina on Jan 18, 2018

Victim Details

Apr 20, 2023

Apr 20, 2023

Carlton

Edmondson

37

29

69 inches

252 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Jan 18, 2018

Morganton

North Carolina

Burke County

28655

No

124764

Burke County Sheriff's Office

Morganton

North Carolina

Burke County

28655

Tawanna Carson

Administrative Tech

150 Goverment Drive, North Carolina

8283974600

County

Law Enforcement

2018-00203

2023-01-19

Burke County Sheriff's Office

3120

Black

Brown

Brown

07/20/2026


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In January 2018, the family of 29-year-old Carlton Lamaar Edmondson received a distressing phone call that plunged them into a nightmare. Edmondson, a male from Morganton, North Carolina, was the subject of a ransom demand, initiating a harrowing investigation that would cross state lines. His family was contacted by an unknown individual demanding $700 for his safe return. This call prompted the Valdese Police Department and the Burke County Sheriff's Office to launch a joint investigation ...
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