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John Robert Lake Missing Person Case

Last seen in Vancouver, British Columbia on Aug 16, 1984

Victim Details

John Robert

Lake

68

26

70 inches

70 inches

170 lbs

170 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Glasses Scar Right Thigh Scar Left Side Of Head, From ear to chin

Aug 16, 1984

Vancouver

British Columbia

Vancouver Police Department

Vancouver

British Columbia

[email protected]

604-717-2530

604-717-2530

Law Enforcement

MIS 84-050726

Vancouver Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

No

09/22/2026


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John Robert Lake was 26 years old when his trail ended in Vancouver, British Columbia, on August 16, 1984. Lake, a male born in 1958, had been at a hospital in Vancouver before he was last seen leaving the facility. Before departing, he reportedly told others that he intended to travel south to Seattle, Washington. That statement provides the central clue in the known circumstances of his disappearance: he left a Vancouver hospital with an apparent destination in mind, but the publicly available ...
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Last Seen: Aug 16, 1984

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