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Patricia Gentle Missing Person Case

Last seen in Redondo Beach, California on Jan 01, 1973

Victim Details

Jan 06, 2021

May 03, 2023

Patricia

Gentle

86

33

64 inches

65 inches

120 lbs

130 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Jan 01, 1973

Redondo Beach

California

Los Angeles County

No

97212

Redondo Beach Police Department

Redondo Beach

California

Los Angeles County

90277

Ruby Takahama

Crime Analyst

401 Diamond Street, California

3103792477

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.redondo.org/depts/police/

01-6166

Redondo Beach Police Department

6720

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/11/2026


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Patricia Lorraine Gentle, 33, went missing from Redondo Beach, California, on January 1, 1973. Very little is known about the circumstances of her disappearance. At the time, Patricia was described as a white female with brown hair, standing 5'4" tall and weighing about 120 pounds. Despite numerous efforts to locate her, her case remains unsolved after several decades.

There was some hope for closure when a body was discovered buried on Wollacott Street in Redondo Beach. Howev ...
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Last Seen: Jan 01, 1973

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