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Stephen Howard Missing Person Case

Last seen in Pink Hill, North Carolina on Oct 19, 2002

Victim Details

Oct 31, 2022

May 28, 2024

Stephen

Howard

69

46

74 inches

75 inches

190 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Oct 19, 2002

Pink Hill

North Carolina

Lenoir County

28572

No

121241

Lenoir County Sheriff's Office

Kinston

North Carolina

Lenoir County

28502

130 South Queen Street, North Carolina

2525596118

County

Law Enforcement

https://lenoircountync.gov/sheriffs-office/

200902159

2009-02-24

Lenoir County Sheriff's Office

4926

Brown

Blue

Blue

No

07/16/2026


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In the small town of Pink Hill, North Carolina, a community was left with questions when Stephen Haywood Howard, a 46-year-old man, vanished on October 19, 2002. Howard was a figure in the local tobacco farming industry, a trade with deep roots in his family's history. On the day he was last seen, it was reported that he left his residence on foot, heading in an unknown direction. No description of the clothing he was wearing has ever been made available, leaving a void in the initial detai ...
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Last Seen: Oct 19, 2002

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  • Help Find Stephen Haywood Howard - Facebook
  • Missing Persons | DPS – Criminal Identification (BCI) - Utah.gov
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