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Emmitt Taliferro Missing Person Case

Last seen in Kansas City, Missouri on May 26, 1989

Victim Details

May 04, 2023

May 04, 2023

Emmitt

Taliferro

60

23

66 inches

140 lbs

Black / African American

Male

May 26, 1989

Kansas City

Missouri

Jackson County

No

125031

Kansas City Police Department

Kansas City

Missouri

Jackson County

64106

Sean Martin

Detective

1125 Locust Street, Missouri

8162345136

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.kcpd.org/

KC23017854

2023-03-23

Kansas City Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

08/03/2026


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In the spring of 1989, a young man named Emmitt Lee Taliferro vanished from the streets of Kansas City, Missouri, leaving behind a mystery that has endured for decades. On May 26, 1989, the 23-year-old Black male was last seen in the area of East 41st Street and Troost Avenue. At the time of his disappearance, Emmitt was described as being 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing approximately 140 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance remain unclear, an ...
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Last Seen: May 26, 1989

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