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Gary Akers Missing Person Case

Last seen in Union, Missouri on Dec 11, 1988

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On a cold December evening in 1988, 35-year-old Gary Wayne Akers vanished from his home in Union, Missouri, leaving behind a life that included a wife of eleven years and four children. On December 11th, at approximately 11:30 p.m., he told his wife he was heading out to a neighbor's house to borrow a chainsaw. The family needed wood for their stove, a simple errand on an ordinary night. Shortly after leaving, at around midnight, he was seen at Mom's Hilltop Tavern in the nearby town o ...Read More
Last Seen: Dec 11, 1988

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    Victim Details

    Sep 21, 2012

    Jan 12, 2024

    Gary

    Akers

    71

    35

    67 inches

    160 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Male

    Dec 11, 1988

    Union

    Missouri

    Franklin County

    22237

    Franklin County Sheriff's Office

    Union

    Missouri

    Franklin County

    63084

    Charles Subke

    Captain Detective Bureau

    #1 Bruns Lane, Missouri

    6365846817

    County

    Law Enforcement

    88-05596

    Franklin County Sheriff's Office

    Brown

    Blue

    Blue

    No

    06/15/2026


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