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John Dansby Missing Person Case

Last seen in Mobile, Alabama on Oct 03, 2019

Victim Details

Sep 03, 2021

Sep 21, 2021

John

Dansby

87

81

65 inches

69 inches

140 lbs

160 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Oct 03, 2019

Mobile

Alabama

Mobile County

No

107050

Mobile Police Department

Mobile

Alabama

Mobile County

36606

2460 Government Boulevard, Alabama

2512081700

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.mobilepd.org/

M2191100519

Mobile Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

yes

07/16/2026


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In the autumn of 2019, the life of John Henry Dansby, an 81-year-old man from Mobile, Alabama, took a turn that would leave his community with lingering questions. On October 3rd, he was reported missing, an event that marked the beginning of a prolonged and painful period of uncertainty for those who knew him. Details surrounding the circumstances of his disappearance were scarce, leaving a void where facts should be. For an elderly member of the community to vanish sparks immediate concern, an ...
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