Richard Cobler

Missing
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Richard Cobler, a 27-year-old scientist and PhD candidate from Oregon State University, went missing on September 28, 1979, while aboard the research vessel *Wecoma*. The ship had departed Honolulu Harbor earlier that morning, and by 9 a.m., about five miles southwest of Oahu, a routine lifeboat drill was called. Cobler failed to appear for the drill, prompting an immediate search. Despite extensive efforts by the Coast Guard, no trace of him was found. His disappearance remains a mystery, as th ...Read More
Last Seen: Sep 28, 1979
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    Feb 22, 2023

    Richard

    Cobler

    72

    27

    70 inches

    170 lbs

    180 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Male

    Sep 28, 1979

    Honolulu

    Hawaii

    Honolulu County

    No

    91054

    Honolulu Police Department

    Honolulu

    Hawaii

    Honolulu County

    96813

    801 South Beretania Street, Hawaii

    8085293111

    Local

    Law Enforcement

    http://www.honolulupd.org

    79-N21581

    1979-09-30

    Honolulu Police Department

    Brown

    Blue

    Blue

    09/22/2024


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