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Ralph Wesselman Jr. Missing Person Case

Last seen in Yuma, Arizona on Sep 24, 1975

Victim Details

Mar 11, 2023

Apr 11, 2024

Ralph

Wesselman Jr.

71

21

68 inches

73 inches

150 lbs

185 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Sep 24, 1975

Yuma

Arizona

Yuma County

No

123847

Yuma County Sheriff's Office

Yuma

Arizona

Yuma County

85364

141 South 3rd Avenue, Arizona

9287834427

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.yumacountysheriff.org/

2023-26459

1975-09-25

Yuma County Sheriff's Office

na

Brown

Blue

Blue

08/25/2026


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In the autumn of 1975, a young man named Ralph William Wesselman Jr., known to his loved ones as 'Butch,' vanished from Yuma, Arizona. At 21 years old, Ralph was last heard from on September 24, 1975, during a telephone conversation with his family. Following that call, all communication ceased, and he has not been seen or heard from since. At the time of his disappearance, he was described as a white male with long brown hair, which was sometimes noted as light brown and other times a ...
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Last Seen: Sep 24, 1975

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