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Ethan Ristow Missing Person Case

Last seen in Scottsdale, Arizona on Aug 21, 2021

Victim Details

Aug 26, 2021

Dec 21, 2022

Ethan

Ristow

41

37

68 inches

170 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Aug 21, 2021

Scottsdale

Arizona

Maricopa County

85256

Yes

106841

Salt River Police Department

Scottsdale

Arizona

Maricopa County

85256

Julian Owens

Detective

10005 East Osborn Road, Arizona

4803627740

Tribal

Law Enforcement

https://www.srpmic-nsn.gov/government/srpd/

2021-47226

2021-08-22

Salt River Police Department

5299

Brown

Blue

Blue

07/13/2026


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It’s been more than two years since Ethan Benjamin Ristow went missing on a summer afternoon. So far, there are no answers as to where he may be. “You know, there’s no closure, and that’s a very difficult aspect of it,” said Ethan’s dad, Ethan Ristow Sr.

He said his son went to lunch on August 20, 2021, with his wife and two kids in Fountain Hills. The family later went to a splash pad and decided to go off-roading on the way back home near E. Last Trail on tribal land. “T ...
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  • Ethan Benjamin Ristow has been missing for 2 years from Scottsdale
  • Family seeks help to find man missing for 2 years | City News
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    Does anyone have more info on the weather conditions the day Ethan went missing? I’ve been trying ... ...Read More
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