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Summary based on the NamUs case record (MP90100) and 1 other source
Peter Smith was 54 years old when he was last known to have contact in Hartford, Connecticut, on November 9, 2021. The public NamUs case for Peter Smith is listed as Missing Person / NamUs #MP90100, with the date of last contact recorded as November 9, 2021, and the location associated with the case listed as Hartford, Connecticut. According to the case information provided to NamUs, the investigation found that Peter was last seen at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford after being discharged at approximately 9:00 p.m. He was described as a White/Caucasian male with brown hair and blue eyes, standing about 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighing approximately 165 pounds. At the time he was last seen, he was reportedly wearing a black, gray, and yellow Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl Champions coat, a grayish Carhartt hooded sweatshirt, a blue knit hat, blue jeans, and brown boots.

The case was later entered into NamUs, a national system administered by the National Institute of Justice that supports law enforcement, medical examiners, coroners, investigators, and families in resolving missing, unidentified, and unclaimed person cases. NamUs emphasizes that these cases can be especially difficult because information may be fragmented across agencies and jurisdictions, resources may be limited, and significant time may pass after someone disappears. In Peter’s case, the available public information is spare, but the details that are known point to a narrow and deeply concerning window: he left a hospital in Hartford at night, dressed for cold weather, and then was not publicly documented as being seen again.

The Plainville Police Department is listed as the investigating agency connected to Peter Smith’s case, and the department’s public contact page identifies its main phone number as 860-747-1616 and its address as 19 Neal Court in Plainville, Connecticut. NamUs also explains that families can assist missing person investigations by providing DNA samples and personal items belonging to the missing person for profiling and comparison, and the information associated with Peter’s case indicates that DNA-related materials were collected from a biological brother and from items believed to belong to Peter. That kind of documentation reflects the careful, often quiet work that can continue long after the first days of a search have passed.

There is no public resolution status in the provided case information indicating that Peter Smith has been found alive or deceased, so the available record does not describe the case as closed. What remains publicly known is limited but important: Peter Smith, a 54-year-old man from Connecticut, was last seen after being discharged from St. Francis Hospital in Hartford on the night of November 9, 2021; he was wearing distinctive cold-weather clothing, including a Pittsburgh Steelers coat and Carhartt sweatshirt; the Plainville Police Department is associated with the investigation; and his case remains listed in NamUs as Missing Person / NamUs #MP90100. The overview of the case is one of a man who left a medical setting in Hartford late in the evening and then vanished from public view, leaving investigators and loved ones with few publicly available clues but a clear need for any information that could help explain what happened to him.

Last Seen: Nov 9, 2021

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Possible Unidentified Matches (2)

Unidentified remains cases whose details are consistent with this person, ranked by how closely they compare. Fields that are unknown in either case are left out of the score.

82%Moderate
John Doe — Waterbury, Connecticut
UP94477 • Found Aug 13, 2022
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Sex ✓Male
Age 100%Est. 48–62 vs 54
Race 100%White
Location 96%24 mi away, same state
TimingFound 9 months after last seen
Height 84%5'7"–6'1" vs 6'3"
Hair 100%Brown vs Brown
77%Possible
John Doe — Waterbury, Connecticut
UP103362 • Found Mar 31, 2023
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Sex ✓Male
Age 86%Est. 58–72 vs 54 when missing
Race 100%White
Location 97%23 mi away, same state
TimingFound 17 months after last seen
Height 75%5'10"–6'5" vs 6'3"

These comparisons are generated automatically from public NamUs case data and are not confirmed identifications. Only DNA, dental or fingerprint comparison by investigators can confirm an identity. If you believe two cases are connected, contact the agency handling the unidentified case.