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Eric Podell Missing Person Case

Last seen in Silver Spring, Maryland on Jun 01, 1985

Victim Details

Apr 22, 2021

Aug 03, 2023

Eric

Podell

61

20

68 inches

70 inches

150 lbs

180 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jun 01, 1985

Silver Spring

Maryland

Montgomery County

20905

No

103102

Montgomery County Police Department

Gaithersburg

Maryland

Montgomery County

20878

Public Safety Headquarters, Maryland

3012798000

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/pol/about/index.html

210010972

2020-03-23

Montgomery County Police Department

6701

Brown

Unknown

Unknown

07/21/2026


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Eric Jay Podell, a 20-year-old man from Silver Spring, Maryland, was last seen on June 1, 1985. He was attending his younger sister's high school graduation with his family, and after the event, he disappeared without a trace. Described as being 5'8" to 5'10" in height and weighing between 150 and 180 pounds, Eric had brown hair and may have been wearing eyeglasses at the time of his disappearance.

Despite investigations by the Montgomery County Police Departme ...
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Last Seen: Jun 01, 1985

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