Robert Sparks

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Case Description
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Robert Douglas Sparks, a 45-year-old private pilot and retired Air Force officer, went missing on November 19, 1972, after departing from McAllen, Texas. He had been hired by a man named Lonnie D. Shaw to fly around the lower Rio Grande Valley for a photography trip. The two left McAllen in a 1970 Piper Cherokee aircraft that Sparks had rented for the flight. At around 1:50 PM, Sparks contacted the FAA, stating they were en route to Tampico, Mexico, even though he lacked the required papers to e ...Read More
Last Seen: Nov 19, 1972
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    Victim Details

    Apr 28, 2020

    Sep 11, 2023

    Robert

    Sparks

    97

    45

    70 inches

    168 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Male

    Nov 19, 1972

    McAllen

    Texas

    Hidalgo County

    No

    81682

    Federal Bureau of Investigation - San Antonio Field Office

    San Antonio

    Texas

    Bexar County

    78249

    5740 University Heights Boulevard, Texas

    2102256741

    Federal

    Law Enforcement

    https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/sanantonio

    7-772

    Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office

    Brown

    Brown

    Brown

    10/05/2024


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    Forum Posts (2)
    Is anyone else wondering if this case has gone cold? It's been awhile since we've heard any updates ... ...Read More
    01/05/2024
    Just a reminder that Robert Sparks went missing from McAllen, Texas on November 19, 1972. Any inform... ...Read More
    01/04/2023