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Harley John Metherel Missing Person Case

Last seen in Peterborough County, Ontario on Dec 24, 1980

Victim Details

Harley John

Metherel

76

31

68 inches

68 inches

130 lbs

130 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Dec 24, 1980

Peterborough County

Ontario

Peterborough County OPP OPP ONCMPUR ; 1-705-330-4144;

Ontario

[email protected]

1-877-934-6363

1-877-934-6363

Law Enforcement

RM13078847

Peterborough County OPP OPP ONCMPUR ; 1-705-330-4144;

Brown

Blue

Blue

No

09/17/2026


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On a Christmas Eve in 1980, a long-distance phone call offered a glimmer of connection for the family of Harley John Metherel. The 31-year-old man, with blue eyes and long brown hair, was in Vancouver, British Columbia, far from his home in Peterborough County, Ontario. During the call, he asked for a money transfer, a request that his family promptly fulfilled. They sent the funds, expecting it would help him, perhaps even help him get home. But the money was never picked up. That phone call wa ...
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Last Seen: Dec 24, 1980

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