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Robert Rutland Missing Person Case

Last seen in Grand Island, New York on Mar 17, 2009

Victim Details

Created

Jan 02, 2020

Case Added

Mar 03, 2020

Firstname

Robert

Lastname

Rutland

Current Age

Age At Disappearance

Height

76 inches

Weight

240 lbs

Ethnicity

Black / African American

Gender

Male

Last Seen

Mar 17, 2009

City

Grand Island

State

New York

County

Erie County

Zip Code

14072

Tribal Land

Agency ID

70567

Agency Name

Erie County Sheriff's Office

Agency City

Buffalo

Agency State

New York

Agency County

Erie County

Agency Zip Code

14202

Agency Contact

Jonathan Hanna

Contact Job Title

Detective

Agency Address

10 Delaware Ave., New York

Agency Phone

7168587618

Agency Jurisdiction

County

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Case #

09-918777

Agency Report Date

2009-03-19

Primary Agency

Erie County Sheriff's Office

Hair Color

Black

Left Eye Color

Green

Right Eye Color

Green

Last Updated

08/28/2026

Area Last Seen:

Case Description

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On a Tuesday in early spring, March 17, 2009, 61-year-old Robert O. Rutland started his day with a routine errand. The Grand Island, New York resident left his home with the intention of getting a haircut in the nearby city of Niagara Falls. It was a simple, everyday task from which he would tragically never return, leaving a void of information and a family searching for answers. The hours turned into days, and with no word from Rutland, concern grew into a formal missing person investigation l ...

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