Missing Persons on December 23

Missing Persons (68)

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Edward Brooks

Male, age 40 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Last seen Dec 23, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the winter of 1998, a 40-year-old man named Edward Brooks vanished from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, leaving behind a profound and lingering mystery. He was last seen on December 23, a time typically filled with holiday preparations and family gatherings…

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Kimberly Riley

Female, age 19 · Lorain, Ohio

Last seen Dec 23, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the days leading up to Christmas of 1998, 19-year-old Kimberly Ann Riley was navigating life as a young mother to her two sons in Lorain, Ohio. Her family last saw her on December 20, 1998, and at that time, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. However…

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Jeremy Goodwin

Male, age 26 · Texarkana, Arkansas

Last seen Dec 23, 1998 · 28 years ago

On December 23, 1998, the day before Christmas Eve, 26-year-old Jeremy Wayne Goodwin disappeared from Texarkana, Arkansas. He had been a patient at Wadley Regional Medical Center for abdominal discomfort, and after receiving a painkiller injection, he called…

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Michael Watkins

Male, age 49 · Lincoln, Nebraska

Last seen Dec 23, 1998 · 28 years ago

Michael Lee Watkins was 49 years old when he was last reported in connection with Lincoln, Nebraska, in early November 1998. Public missing-person listings describe him as a White/Caucasian man, about 5 feet 8 inches tall and 150 pounds, with brown or dark…

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Christina Burnett-pitts

Female, age 24 · Poplar Bluff, Missouri

Last seen Dec 23, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the winter of 1998, a young mother named Christina Carol Burnett-Pitts vanished from Poplar Bluff, Missouri, leaving behind a painful and enduring mystery for her family and community. On December 23, 1998, the 24-year-old was last seen by her family.…

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Orville Seaton

Male, age 71 · Navasota, Texas

Last seen Dec 23, 1997 · 29 years ago

Orville Turner Seaton, a 71-year-old man, was last seen on December 23, 1997, in Navasota, Texas. He was spotted in the parking lot of Harlan's Grocery Store, where witnesses saw him getting into a gray four-door car with a young African-American male.…

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Robert Sheriff

Male, age 50 · Jackson, Mississippi

Last seen Dec 23, 1997 · 29 years ago

On the evening of December 23, 1997, Robert Earl Sheriff, a 50-year-old social studies teacher, left his sister's home in Jackson, Mississippi, with the intention of driving to his own residence on Plaza Street. He was last seen at approximately 10:30 p.m. At…

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William Martin

Male, age 46 · Garysburg, North Carolina

Last seen Dec 23, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the winter of 1994, 46-year-old William Patrick Martin, Jr., also known as Billy, embarked on a journey from New Hampshire with a destination of Fort Pierce, Florida. His trip, however, was interrupted in Garysburg, North Carolina. On December 23, 1994, he…

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Linda Roberts

Female, age 42 · Marshall, Missouri

Last seen Dec 23, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the quiet farming community of Marshall, Missouri, a sense of unease settled over the family of Linda L. Roberts in the days leading up to Christmas of 1994. On December 23rd, the 42-year-old woman was last seen at approximately 7:00 p.m. Her brother, a…

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Ronald Kinser

Male, age 25 · Bowling Green, Kentucky

Last seen Dec 23, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the quiet community of Bowling Green, Kentucky, the holiday season of 1993 was shattered by the perplexing disappearance of 25-year-old Ronald Brett Kinser, who was more commonly known as Brett. On the night of December 23rd, just before midnight, Brett…

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Gaetan Rodier

Male, age 51 · Lake Temiskaming, Ontario

Last seen Dec 23, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the winter of 1992, a man named Gaétan Rodier disappeared while enjoying a day of ice fishing on Lake Temiskaming in the District of Temiskaming, Ontario. On December 23rd of that year, the 51-year-old was last seen on his snow machine out on the frozen…

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James Proctor

Male, age 47 · Shady Cove, Oregon

Last seen Dec 23, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the quiet community of Shady Cove, Oregon, the story of James 'Jim' Lee Proctor's disappearance began on December 23, 1990. At 47 years old, the retired police officer from Pasadena, California, was house-sitting for a friend who was away on vacation. On…

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Tina Young

Male, age 17 · Grayling, Alaska

Last seen Dec 23, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the winter of 1989, a sense of unease settled over the small community of Grayling, Alaska. On December 23rd, 17-year-old Tina Mary Young and 19-year-old Robert Kruger set out on a snow machine, planning to travel to the nearby village of Anvik. It was a…

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Robert Kruger

Male, age 19 · Grayling, Alaska

Last seen Dec 23, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the quiet expanse of Alaska, on December 23, 1989, a young man named Robert Kruger, aged 19, and his companion, 17-year-old Tina Young, embarked on a snow machine journey from Grayling to Anvik. It was a trip from which they would never return, leaving…

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Charles Shelley

Male, age 42 · Sacramento, California

Last seen Dec 23, 1983 · 43 years ago

Charles Frederick Shelley, 42 years old at the time of his disappearance, was last seen on December 23, 1983, in Sacramento, California. Charles, who went by the nickname "Fred," had been living in a rented room near F Street in downtown Sacramento. His…

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Jerry Armstrong

Male, age 17 · Hernando, Mississippi

Last seen Dec 23, 1977 · 49 years ago

Jerry Lee Armstrong, a 17-year-old from Hernando, Mississippi, was last seen on December 23, 1977. That evening, he borrowed his brother's white 1973 Pontiac LeMans to attend a school dance at the National Guard Armory. Jerry, a high school senior and…

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Mary Trlica

Female, age 17 · Fort Worth, Texas

Last seen Dec 23, 1974 · 52 years ago

Mary Rachel Trlica, a 17-year-old from Fort Worth, Texas, was last seen on December 23, 1974, during a Christmas shopping trip. Mary, who went by her middle name Rachel, was accompanied by her friends Lisa Renee Wilson, 14, and Julie Ann Moseley, 9. The trio…

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Julie Moseley

Female, age 9 · Fort Worth, Texas

Last seen Dec 23, 1974 · 52 years ago

Julie Ann Moseley, 9, went missing on December 23, 1974, in Fort Worth, Texas. She was last seen at the Seminary South Shopping Center with her friends Mary Rachel Trlica, 17, and Lisa Renee Wilson, 14. The girls had gone Christmas shopping together, and…

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Lisa Wilson

Female, age 14 · Fort Worth, Texas

Last seen Dec 23, 1974 · 52 years ago

Lisa Renee Wilson, age 14, was last seen on December 23, 1974, when she went Christmas shopping at the Seminary South Shopping Center in Fort Worth, Texas, along with her friends, Mary Rachel Trlica and Julie Ann Moseley. The three girls, collectively known…

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Charles Bolter

Male, age 69 · Waterford, California

Last seen Dec 23, 1972 · 54 years ago

Charles Howard Bolter, a 69-year-old retired cattle rancher from Waterford, California, disappeared on December 23, 1972. His disappearance came just nine days after he was robbed of $30,000 by three men. The thieves forced Bolter to drive them to multiple…

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