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Clarence Hopper Missing Person Case

Last seen in West Palm Beach, Florida on Feb 06, 1980

Victim Details

Apr 12, 2023

May 17, 2024

Clarence

Hopper

98

52

70 inches

160 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Feb 06, 1980

West Palm Beach

Florida

Palm Beach County

No

124497

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

West Palm Beach

Florida

Palm Beach County

33406

3228 Gun Club Road, Florida

5616883000

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.pbso.org

80-024957

1980-03-04

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

07/21/2026


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Clarence Junior Hopper, 52, disappeared on February 7, 1980, from West Palm Beach, Florida. He was a crop duster by profession and had been working with fellow crop duster Charles Tim. The two men left West Palm Beach Airport in a twin-engine Beechcraft airplane, which they had purchased in September 1979. Their intended destination was over the Gulf of Mexico, but neither Hopper nor Tim were ever seen again, and it is believed that their plane likely crashed into the ocean.

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Last Seen: Feb 06, 1980

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  • Clarence Junior Hopper - The Charley Project
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