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David Cole Missing Person Case

Last seen in Columbus, Ohio on Dec 01, 2023

Victim Details

Sep 01, 2026

Sep 02, 2026

David

Cole

49

47

67 inches

150 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Dec 01, 2023

Columbus

Ohio

Franklin County

No

201607

Columbus Division of Police

Columbus

Ohio

Franklin County

43215

120 Marconi Boulevard, Ohio

6146454545

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.columbus.gov/Services/Public-Safety/Police

250275830

2025-04-22

Columbus Division of Police

Black

Brown

Brown

09/23/2026


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In the winter of 2023, a 47-year-old man named David Eugene Cole vanished from Columbus, Ohio. He was last seen on the first of December, and the circumstances surrounding his disappearance remain largely unknown to the public. The Columbus Division of Police was officially brought into the case when a report was filed on April 22, 2025, well over a year after he was last seen. A formal case file was created with the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System on September 1, 2026, to aid i ...
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