Missing Persons on December 24

Missing Persons (75)

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Mari Ann Fowler

Female, age 65 · Port Allen, Louisiana

Last seen Dec 24, 2002 · 24 years ago

On Christmas Eve of 2002, Mari Ann Fowler, a 65-year-old respected educator, was on her way to visit her husband who was incarcerated in Texas. Her planned journey included an overnight stop in Lake Charles to be with family before continuing to Beaumont the…

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Humberto Colon

Male, age 70 · Brooklyn, New York

Last seen Dec 24, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the winter of 2000, a 70-year-old man named Humberto Colon disappeared from his Brooklyn, New York neighborhood. There is some discrepancy in the exact date he was last seen. While his last contact is recorded as December 24, 2000, he was reportedly seen…

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Binh Ta

Male, age 20 · Westminster, California

Last seen Dec 24, 2000 · 26 years ago

Binh Cong Ta, a 20-year-old man, disappeared on December 24, 2000, from Westminster, California. He was last seen on Christmas Eve, wearing a black baseball cap, blue shirt, white long-sleeved undershirt, black pants, and a jacket. Binh had a distinctive…

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Ben Ta

Male, age 20 · Westminster, California

Last seen Dec 24, 2000 · 26 years ago

On December 24, 2000, 20-year-old Ben Ta, also known as Binh Cong Ta, was last seen in Westminster, California. Since that Christmas Eve, there has been no contact with him, and the details surrounding his disappearance remain scarce. The Westminster Police…

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Jo Sendejas

Female, age 40 · San Leon, Texas

Last seen Dec 24, 1999 · 27 years ago

Jo Ann Sendejas, a 40-year-old woman, was last seen on December 24, 1999, in San Leon, Texas. On the day of her disappearance, Jo was last spotted leaving the residence she shared with her sister, and she was reportedly intoxicated at the time. Authorities…

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Moses Hobgood Jr.

Male, age 47 · Pittsboro, North Carolina

Last seen Dec 24, 1999 · 27 years ago

It was on Christmas Eve in 1999 that 47-year-old Moses Hobgood Jr., known to some as 'Lil Moe,' was last seen. This male, a resident of Pittsboro, North Carolina, was at a friend's house in the area of Mule Road during the evening hours. From that point on…

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Dwayne Michael Lee

Male, age 35 · Township of Leeds and Thousand Islands, Ontario

Last seen Dec 24, 1999 · 27 years ago

On Christmas Eve of 1999, a 35-year-old man named Dwayne Michael Lee was seen for the last time. He was at his home in Leeds, Ontario, Canada, on December 24th before he vanished. Dwayne was born on April 7, 1964, and his sudden disappearance left his family…

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John Welty

Male, age 41 · Davie, Florida

Last seen Dec 24, 1998 · 28 years ago

John Leslie Welty, a 41-year-old man from Davie, Florida, was last seen on December 24, 1998. He disappeared under suspicious circumstances, and foul play is suspected in his case. Welty was reported missing by his wife a week after he was last seen at his…

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John Douglas Boone

Male, age 39 · Saint John, New Brunswick

Last seen Dec 24, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the maritime province of New Brunswick, the holiday season of 1998 was marked by the troubling disappearance of John Douglas Boone. A 39-year-old man from the Saint John area, John was last seen on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1998. At the time he went…

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Rostyslav Korolko

Male, age 23 · Toronto, Ontario

Last seen Dec 24, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the winter of 1998, a young man named Rostyslav Korolko vanished from Toronto, Ontario, leaving behind a mystery that has endured for decades. On December 24, 1998, the 23-year-old was seen for the last time. At the time of his disappearance, he was…

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Dawn Sneed

Female, age 27 · Dayton, Ohio

Last seen Dec 24, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the winter of 1995, as the city of Dayton, Ohio, prepared for the holiday season, the family of 27-year-old Dawn Sneed was about to face a future with an empty space at their table. On December 24, 1995, Dawn was seen by her family for the last time. After…

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Arlene Stewart

Female, age 49 · Concrete, Washington

Last seen Dec 24, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the small town of Concrete, Washington, the holiday season of 1992 was marked by the quiet and unsettling disappearance of 49-year-old Arlene Norma Stewart. A resident of Van Horn Road, just outside the town, Arlene was last seen around Christmas Eve. Some…

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Sherry Michaud Petersen

Female, age 42 · Ocala, Florida

Last seen Dec 24, 1992 · 34 years ago

Sherry Michaud Petersen, sometimes recorded as Sherry Yon Petersen or with the surname spelled “Peterson,” was 42 years old when she vanished from the Ocala/Marion County area of Florida during the 1992 Christmas holiday season. She lived in Ocala with her…

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Judith Garcia

Female, age 21 · Laguna, New Mexico

Last seen Dec 24, 1989 · 37 years ago

On a cold Christmas Eve in 1989, 21-year-old Judith Fern Garcia was last seen by a family member leaving her family's residence in Laguna, New Mexico. A member of the Pueblo of Laguna tribe, Judith was a young woman whose sudden disappearance would leave her…

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Jesus Mendoza

Male, age 21 · Troup, Texas

Last seen Dec 24, 1988 · 38 years ago

Jesus Mendoza, a 21-year-old Hispanic man, disappeared under mysterious circumstances on December 24, 1988, in Cherokee County, Texas. He was last seen on Christmas Eve and has not been heard from since. At the time of his disappearance, Mendoza was 5'6"…

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James Roberson

Male, age 31 · Greenville, South Carolina

Last seen Dec 24, 1985 · 41 years ago

In the winter of 1985, a sense of unease settled over a family in Greenville, South Carolina, as they faced the holiday season with a growing dread. James Bruce Roberson, a 31-year-old man, had vanished without a trace, leaving his loved ones to grapple with…

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Victor Abrego

Male, age 26 · Los Angeles, California

Last seen Dec 24, 1984 · 42 years ago

Victor Leonel Abrego, a 26-year-old man, was last seen on December 24, 1984, in Los Angeles, California. His case has remained unsolved for decades, and few details are available regarding the circumstances of his disappearance. Victor is described as a…

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William Roberts

Male, age 26 · Lake Park, Florida

Last seen Dec 24, 1983 · 43 years ago

William Astaire Roberts, age 26, was last seen on December 24, 1983, in Lake Park, Florida. On the day of his disappearance, Roberts left his residence with his employer and two other men, all traveling in a silver van pulling a boat named *Juno Isles*. The…

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Christine Civille

Female, age 31 · Conway, Washington

Last seen Dec 24, 1983 · 43 years ago

On a cold and snowy Christmas Eve in 1983, 31-year-old Christine Ann Civille was last seen in Conway, Washington. She was living on a houseboat on the Skagit River at the time. Reports from that day indicate she was with her boyfriend in a small boat on the…

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Andrew Stetler

Male, age 19 · Unknown, California

Last seen Dec 24, 1982 · 44 years ago

Andrew Stetler, a 19-year-old from Stockton, California, went missing on December 24, 1982, while on a duck hunting trip with his friend, Chris Anderson. The two young men set off early in the morning in an 8-foot fiberglass rowboat to hunt in the Webb Tract…

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Harley John Metherel

Male, age 31 · Peterborough County, Ontario

Last seen Dec 24, 1980 · 46 years ago

On a Christmas Eve in 1980, a long-distance phone call offered a glimmer of connection for the family of Harley John Metherel. The 31-year-old man, with blue eyes and long brown hair, was in Vancouver, British Columbia, far from his home in Peterborough…

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Robert Newell

Male, age 64 · Washington, District of Columbia

Last seen Dec 24, 1974 · 52 years ago

Robert Clifton Newell, also known as Robert C. Newell, Robert Clifton Newell Sr., and “Roby,” is listed as a missing man from Washington, District of Columbia. He was 64 years old when he was last known to have contact on December 24, 1974, and his case is…

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Betty Dolly Sodder

Female, age 5 · Fayetteville, West Virginia

Last seen Dec 24, 1945 · 81 years ago

On Christmas Eve of 1945, a fire destroyed the Fayetteville, West Virginia home of George and Jennie Sodder, leading to the disappearance of five of their ten children, including 5-year-old Betty Dolly Sodder. That night, Betty, along with her siblings…

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Jennie Irene Sodder

Female, age 8 · Fayetteville, West Virginia

Last seen Dec 24, 1945 · 81 years ago

On Christmas Eve of 1945, a fire destroyed the Sodder family home in Fayetteville, West Virginia. George and Jennie Sodder, along with four of their nine children who were in the house at the time, escaped the blaze. However, the other five children—Maurice…

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Louis Erico Sodder

Male, age 9 · Fayetteville, West Virginia

Last seen Dec 24, 1945 · 81 years ago

On Christmas Eve of 1945, a fire destroyed the Sodder family home in Fayetteville, West Virginia, leading to the disappearance of five of their nine children present that night: Maurice, 14; Martha, 12; Louis, 9; Jennie, 8; and Betty, 5. The fire, which…

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Martha Lee Sodder

Female, age 12 · Fayetteville, West Virginia

Last seen Dec 24, 1945 · 81 years ago

On Christmas Eve of 1945, a fire tragically destroyed the Sodder family home in Fayetteville, West Virginia, leading to the disappearance of five of their ten children: Maurice, 14; Martha, 12; Louis, 9; Jennie, 8; and Betty, 5. While the parents, George and…

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Maurice Antonio Sodder

Male, age 14 · Fayetteville, West Virginia

Last seen Dec 24, 1945 · 81 years ago

Maurice Antonio Sodder, a 14-year-old boy of Italian descent, was one of ten children residing with his parents in Fayetteville, West Virginia. On Christmas Eve of 1945, Maurice and four of his siblings—Louis, Martha, Jennie, and Betty—were granted permission…

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