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Edward Brown Jr. Missing Person Case

Last seen in Des Moines, Iowa on Jun 01, 2024

Victim Details

Aug 25, 2026

Sep 17, 2026

Edward

Brown Jr.

63

61

65 inches

66 inches

140 lbs

145 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Jun 01, 2024

Des Moines

Iowa

Polk County

50309

No

201450

Des Moines Police Department

Des Moines

Iowa

Polk County

50309

Cheryl Nablo

Detective

25 East 1st Street, Iowa

5152834864

Local

Law Enforcement

20240028744

2024-10-18

Des Moines Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

09/23/2026


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In the early summer of 2024, a 61-year-old man named Edward Louis Brown Jr. vanished from the streets of Des Moines, Iowa. The last confirmed contact anyone had with him was on June 1, 2024. For months, his absence went unnoticed in an official capacity. It wasn't until the fall, on October 18, 2024, that his family, consumed with worry after a prolonged silence, formally reported him as a missing person to the Des Moines Police Department. They informed the authorities that they had not se ...
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