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Walter Mccraw Missing Person Case

Last seen in Shelby, North Carolina on Jul 11, 2018

Victim Details

Dec 07, 2022

Jan 12, 2024

Walter

Mccraw

59

51

67 inches

69 inches

175 lbs

200 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jul 11, 2018

Shelby

North Carolina

Cleveland County

28152

No

121910

Shelby Police Department

Shelby

North Carolina

Cleveland County

28150

Danny Halloran

Sergeant

130 West Warren Street, North Carolina

7044846845

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.cityofshelby.com/departments/police

2018003973

2018-08-01

Shelby Police Department

na

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

07/09/2026


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In the summer of 2018, a 51-year-old man named Walter Vernon McCraw, known to some as Vernon, vanished from Shelby, North Carolina. The last confirmed sighting of him was on July 11, 2018. Earlier that day, his family had dropped him off at a Waffle House on East Dixon Boulevard. Later, a police officer saw him sleeping in the grass near a McDonald's on U.S. 74, not far from the Waffle House. After this encounter, Walter McCraw was not seen or heard from again. His family officially reporte ...
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Last Seen: Jul 11, 2018

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