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Melvin Spence Missing Person Case

Last seen in Simcoe, Ontario on Sep 04, 1998

Victim Details

Melvin

Spence

57

29

66 inches

66 inches

134 lbs

134 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Jacket White Pants Red, Jeans Shirt Cotton, Red, T-shirt

Sep 04, 1998

Simcoe

Ontario

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

Ontario

[email protected]

1-877-934-6363

1-877-934-6363

Law Enforcement

134476-3-98

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

Black

Brown

Brown

No

09/18/2026


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In the late summer of 1998, a sense of unease settled over the community of Simcoe, Ontario, with the disappearance of a man named Melvin Spence. On September 4th of that year, Melvin, an offshore laborer, was last seen leaving the farm where he was employed, and he has not been heard from since. The day he vanished is a stark marker in time for those who knew him, a day that began like any other but ended with the lingering question of his whereabouts. The details surrounding his departure from ...
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Last Seen: Sep 04, 1998

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