Missing Persons on August 20

Missing Persons (103)

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Ronald Benny Nodeland

Male, age 22 · Edson, Alberta

Last seen Aug 20, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the late summer of 1978, the life of 22-year-old Ronald Benny Nodeland took a turn that would leave his family searching for answers for decades to come. He was last seen in Edson, a town in Alberta, though the exact date is uncertain, with some accounts…

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Nancy Tharp

Female, age 23 · Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

Last seen Aug 20, 1977 · 49 years ago

Nancy Kay Tharp, a 23-year-old woman, went missing on August 20, 1977, from Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. On the day of her disappearance, Nancy left her home to buy a birthday cake for her young son, Ryan, and never returned. Described as a white female with…

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Theodore Sander Iii

Male, age 47 · Mono County, California

Last seen Aug 20, 1977 · 49 years ago

On August 20, 1977, 47-year-old Theodore Sander III was last seen in the mountains overlooking Convict Lake in Mono County, California. An experienced hiker, Sander had driven to the lake early that morning, parked his car, and presumably set out for a hike…

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Dontray Hunter

Male, age 1 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Last seen Aug 20, 1975 · 51 years ago

Dontray Miguel Hunter, a 1-year-old boy from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, went missing on August 20, 1975. He was last seen playing with his older sister on the front porch of their family’s duplex near North 18th Street and West Locust Street. His mother was inside…

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Vicki Hollar

Female, age 24 · Eugene, Oregon

Last seen Aug 20, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the late summer of 1973, a 24-year-old woman named Vicki Lynn Hollar disappeared from Eugene, Oregon, leaving behind a life that was just beginning to blossom. On August 20th, Vicki, a recent college graduate who had moved from Illinois just two months…

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Dennis Arthur Simpson

Male, age 27 · MacMillan Lake, Manitoba

Last seen Aug 20, 1972 · 54 years ago

In the late summer of 1972, a fishing trip to the remote and serene MacMillan Lake in Manitoba turned into a lasting mystery. On the weekend of August 18th, Dennis Arthur Simpson and a friend embarked on what should have been a peaceful angling excursion. The…

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Lillian Bottrill

Female, age 69 · Syracuse, New York

Last seen Aug 20, 1968 · 58 years ago

In the late summer of 1968, a sense of quiet concern settled over a Syracuse, New York community. Lillian E. Bottrill, a 69-year-old woman with white hair and blue eyes, vanished on August 20th. Living with dementia, it is believed that she may have wandered…

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