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Vernon Whitener Missing Person Case

Last seen in St. Louis, Missouri on Mar 18, 2019

Victim Details

Sep 03, 2019

Dec 19, 2023

Vernon

Whitener

61

54

71 inches

190 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Mar 18, 2019

St. Louis

Missouri

St. Louis City

No

61079

St Louis Metropolitan Police Department

St. Louis

Missouri

St. Louis City

63103

1915 Olive St, Missouri

3142311212

Local

Law Enforcement

19-011934

2019-03-18

St Louis Metropolitan Police Department

9199

Black

Brown

Brown

Yes

07/25/2026


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In St. Louis, Missouri, a family was left with unending questions and profound grief following the disappearance of 54-year-old Vernon Eugene Whitener. On March 18, 2019, Vernon was last seen on the Interstate 270 bridge, a detail that painted a grim picture from the very beginning of the investigation into his whereabouts. At the time he went missing, he was wearing a gray hoodie, gray pants, and a black cap. A distinctive scar behind his left ear, the result of a past gunshot wound, was a key ...
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Last Seen: Mar 18, 2019

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