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Missing Persons on September 16

689 open cases in our database happened on September 16. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Missing Persons (72)

Jin Li - Concord, California
Missing

Jin Li

Female, age 30 · Concord, California
Last seen Sep 16, 2000 · 26 years ago

Jin Li, a 30-year-old woman, disappeared on September 16, 2000, from Concord, California. She had come to the United States on a performing arts visa with the Splendid Dance Company. On the morning of her disappearance, Jin was last seen leaving her hotel…

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John Butler - Santa Monica, California
Missing

John Butler

Male, age 48 · Santa Monica, California
Last seen Sep 16, 1999 · 27 years ago

John Clifton Butler, aged 48, was reported missing on September 16, 1999, in Santa Monica, California. Although Butler was last seen in 1994 living on the streets of Santa Monica, his family only reported him missing years later when they were unable to…

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Velita Gambrell - Bronx, New York
Missing

Velita Gambrell

Female, age 35 · Bronx, New York
Last seen Sep 16, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the late afternoon of September 16, 1998, a 35-year-old woman named Velita Gambrell was seen on Livingston Street in the Bronx, a borough of New York City. At approximately 4:00 PM, she vanished under circumstances that remain unclear to this day. Velita…

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Ralph Coppola - Bronx, New York
Missing

Ralph Coppola

Male, age 41 · Bronx, New York
Last seen Sep 16, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the late summer of 1998, a then 41-year-old man named Ralph Coppola from Lewisboro, New York, disappeared under circumstances that continue to be the subject of investigation. On September 16, 1998, Coppola, a male with black hair and brown eyes, was last…

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Jessica Mcdonald - LaConner, Washington
Missing

Jessica Mcdonald

Female, age 21 · LaConner, Washington
Last seen Sep 16, 1997 · 29 years ago

On a September day in 1997, 21-year-old Jessica C. McDonald, a female of American Indian/Alaska Native descent, disappeared in the waters near La Conner, Washington. She was last seen on September 16, 1997. The day took a tragic turn when the 20-foot Skagit…

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Brittney Beers - Sturgis, Michigan
Missing

Brittney Beers

Female, age 6 · Sturgis, Michigan
Last seen Sep 16, 1997 · 29 years ago

On the evening of September 16, 1997, a six-year-old girl named Brittney Ann Beers was enjoying the last moments of daylight, playing outside the Village Manor Apartment complex in Sturgis, Michigan. At approximately 7:30 p.m., she was seen riding her…

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Stephanie Miles - Puyallup, Washington
Missing

Stephanie Miles

Female, age 33 · Puyallup, Washington
Last seen Sep 16, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the late summer of 1994, 33-year-old Stephanie Gay Miles was living in Puyallup, Washington. On September 16th, she was at her home in the 600 block of 9th Street Southwest, the last place she was reportedly seen. Stephanie, a woman with brown hair, blue…

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Roderick Hotham - Veazie, Maine
Missing

Roderick Hotham

Male, age 38 · Veazie, Maine
Last seen Sep 16, 1992 · 34 years ago

Roderick Neal Hotham was 38 years old when he disappeared from the Bangor-area community of Veazie, Maine, in September 1992. He was a Bangor resident and a certified public accountant, remembered in official listings as a White/Caucasian man with brown hair…

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Trinia Williams - Columbus, Ohio
Missing

Trinia Williams

Female, age 18 · Columbus, Ohio
Last seen Sep 16, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the late summer of 1992, 18-year-old Trinia Williams was embarking on a new chapter of her life as a mother to her four-month-old daughter in Columbus, Ohio. A recent student at South High School and an employee at a local Taco Bell, her life took a…

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Vivian Elliott - Houston, Texas
Missing

Vivian Elliott

Female, age 49 · Houston, Texas
Last seen Sep 16, 1992 · 34 years ago

Vivian Joyce Elliott, aged 49, was last seen on September 16, 1992, in Houston, Texas. At the time of her disappearance, she was wearing a red blouse and white pants. Vivian, who has brown hair and blue eyes, stood 5'6" tall and weighed around 110 pounds.…

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Edward Labrie - Alexandria Bay, New York
Missing

Edward Labrie

Male, age 61 · Alexandria Bay, New York
Last seen Sep 16, 1989 · 37 years ago

On a late summer day, September 16, 1989, 61-year-old Edward Joseph Labrie and his sister, Shirley Klemgard, ventured out for a fishing trip on Lake Ontario. They departed from the area of Alexandria Bay, New York, in a 16-foot, 1962 Lone Star boat, which was…

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Shirley Klemgard - Alexandria Bay, New York
Missing

Shirley Klemgard

Female, age 49 · Alexandria Bay, New York
Last seen Sep 16, 1989 · 37 years ago

On a September day in 1989, 49-year-old Shirley Ann Klemgard and her 61-year-old brother, Edward Joseph LaBrie, embarked on a fishing trip on Lake Ontario that would become their last. The siblings were last seen on September 16, 1989, aboard their 16-foot…

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William Lisbourne Jr. - Fairbanks, Alaska
Missing

William Lisbourne Jr.

Male, age 21 · Fairbanks, Alaska
Last seen Sep 16, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the late summer of 1988, a young man named William Lisbourne Jr., a 21-year-old American Indian/Alaska Native male, vanished in Fairbanks, Alaska. On the evening of September 16th, he was reportedly attempting to cross the chilly waters of the Chena River…

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Rebecca Ferguson - Jasper, Alabama
Missing

Rebecca Ferguson

Female, age 32 · Jasper, Alabama
Last seen Sep 16, 1988 · 38 years ago

On September 16, 1988, 32-year-old Rebecca Ferguson, known to her loved ones as Becky, disappeared from her home in Jasper, Alabama. A mother to two young sons, she had plans to visit her cousin in Birmingham that day. She spoke to her family about her…

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Frank Evans - Quinhagak, Alaska
Missing

Frank Evans

Male, age 21 · Quinhagak, Alaska
Last seen Sep 16, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the vast and often unforgiving landscape of Alaska, the story of Frank Evans serves as a poignant reminder of the mysteries the wild can hold. A 21-year-old male from Quinhagak, his life took an unexpected and tragic turn in the autumn of 1987. On…

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Julie Weflen - Spokane, Washington
Missing

Julie Weflen

Female, age 28 · Spokane, Washington
Last seen Sep 16, 1987 · 39 years ago

On a September afternoon in 1987, 28-year-old Julie Weflen, a dedicated operator for the Bonneville Power Administration, disappeared while on the job in a remote area northwest of Spokane, Washington. She had been dispatched to the Spring Hill Substation…

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Teresa McKinley - Vacaville, California
Missing

Teresa McKinley

Female, age 27 · Vacaville, California
Last seen Sep 16, 1979 · 47 years ago

Teresa Lynn McKinley, a 27-year-old woman, was last seen on September 16, 1979, in Vacaville, California. Teresa, who was born on August 17, 1952, was reported to have left her home, possibly intending to visit Pena Adobe Park in Vacaville to "get away." She…

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Linda Peterson - Murray, Utah
Missing

Linda Peterson

Female, age 29 · Murray, Utah
Last seen Sep 16, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the late summer of 1978, 29-year-old Linda Sue Peterson was eagerly awaiting the birth of her first child. A nurse at the University of Utah Hospital, she was five and a half months pregnant and, by all accounts, excited about becoming a mother. On…

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Robert Christian - Madison, Wisconsin
Missing

Robert Christian

Male, age 18 · Madison, Wisconsin
Last seen Sep 16, 1977 · 49 years ago

Robert Christian, an 18-year-old man from Madison, Wisconsin, was reported missing on September 16, 1977. His sudden disappearance alarmed his family and friends, who described him as a vibrant and engaged young man. Last seen in the Madison area, Robert's…

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Edmond Vickaryous - Anchorage, Alaska
Missing

Edmond Vickaryous

Male, age 32 · Anchorage, Alaska
Last seen Sep 16, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the autumn of 1973, a 32-year-old man named Edmond M. Vickaryous, who often went by Michael, disappeared from Anchorage, Alaska. He was last seen on September 16, 1973, at the Fancy Moose, a local establishment. At the time of his disappearance, Vickaryous…

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Marguerite Elizabeth Cardwell - Calgary, Alberta
Missing

Marguerite Elizabeth Cardwell

Female, age 31 · Calgary, Alberta
Last seen Sep 16, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the early autumn of 1973, a 31-year-old woman named Marguerite Elizabeth Cardwell vanished from her life in Calgary, Alberta, leaving behind a perplexing and enduring mystery. On September 10th of that year, she communicated to a friend her intention to…

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Jeannette Miller - Arlington, Washington
Missing

Jeannette Miller

Female, age 17 · Arlington, Washington
Last seen Sep 16, 1970 · 56 years ago

In the late summer of 1970, 17-year-old Jeannette Rose Miller was navigating her teenage years in Arlington, Washington. A detail that would later be noted in her missing person files was that she had a three-tooth denture plate on the upper left side of her…

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Jimmy Bushbaum - San Quentin, California
Missing

Jimmy Bushbaum

Male, age 29 · San Quentin, California
Last seen Sep 16, 1965 · 61 years ago

Jimmy Laverne Bushbaum, a 29-year-old man, went missing on September 16, 1965, from San Quentin, California. Bushbaum had been serving a life sentence at San Quentin State Prison following his conviction for murder in 1960. Along with a co-defendant, Arthur…

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Bonnie Elzora Brashers - Freedom, California
Missing

Bonnie Elzora Brashers

Female, age 50 · Freedom, California
Last seen Sep 16, 1963 · 63 years ago

Bonnie Elzora Brashers, a 50-year-old woman, was last seen at her home in Freedom, California, on the morning of September 16, 1963. One of her daughters spoke with her at 9:30 a.m., but when the children returned from school that afternoon, she was gone. Her…

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