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Michael Holmes Missing Person Case

Last seen in Newark, New Jersey on Jun 17, 2021

Victim Details

Aug 31, 2021

Sep 01, 2021

Michael

Holmes

64

59

66 inches

68 inches

200 lbs

220 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Jun 17, 2021

Newark

New Jersey

Essex County

No

106928

Newark Police Department Special Victims Unit

Newark

New Jersey

Essex County

07108

300 Clinton Avenue, New Jersey

9737336277

Local

Law Enforcement

http://npd.newarkpublicsafety.org/index.php

21-25997

2021-06-19

Newark Police Department Special Victims Unit

na

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/09/2026


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In the summer of 2021, 59-year-old Michael Holmes vanished from a group home in Newark, New Jersey. He was last seen on June 17 of that year. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance are that he left the group home and chose not to return. The Newark Police Department's Special Victims Unit was assigned to investigate his case. At the time he went missing, Michael was described as a Black / African American male, standing between 5'6' and 5'8' tall and weighing be ...
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Last Seen: Jun 17, 2021

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