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Riley Rose Missing Person Case

Last seen in Sallisaw, Oklahoma on Jul 24, 1978

Victim Details

Feb 18, 2022

May 30, 2024

Riley

Rose

88

41

65 inches

130 lbs

170 lbs

American Indian / Alaska Native

Male

Jul 24, 1978

Sallisaw

Oklahoma

Sequoyah County

Unknown

112679

Sequoyah County District Attorney's Office District 27

Sallisaw

Oklahoma

Sequoyah County

74955

John Owens

DA Investigator

120 East Chicksaw, Oklahoma

9187759131

County

Other

https://www.da27.org/

DTF-22-S-031

2022-02-18

Sequoyah County District Attorney's Office District 27

5052

Black

Brown

Brown

07/10/2026


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In the small city of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, a family continues to search for answers in the disappearance of Riley Samuel Rose, a then 41-year-old man who vanished in the summer of 1978. A member of the Cherokee Nation, Riley was a son and a brother, and his absence has left a void in the lives of his loved ones for decades. He was last seen on July 24, 1978, a day that began like any other but ended with the start of a long and painful mystery. At the time of his disappearance, Riley was described ...
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Last Seen: Jul 24, 1978

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