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In the spring of 1989, a young man named Phillip Wade Murphy vanished from Decatur, Illinois, leaving behind a life and a family who would spend decades searching for answers. At 22 years old, Phillip was just starting to navigate his path in the world. He was staying with his sister at the time, and the last confirmed sighting of him was on May 19, 1989. The details surrounding his departure are sparse; he simply left where he was staying and was never seen or heard from again. In the initial d ...
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Last Seen: May 19, 1989

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