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Theodore Pontz Missing Person Case

Last seen in Rudyard, Michigan on Nov 01, 1987

Victim Details

Nov 28, 2012

Jan 12, 2024

Theodore

Pontz

95

57

56 inches

135 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Nov 01, 1987

Rudyard

Michigan

Chippewa County

12716

Michigan State Police

Mount Pleasant

Michigan

Isabella County

48858

Steve Benn

Detective

Mount Pleasant Post, Michigan

9897735951

State

Law Enforcement

www.michigan.gov/msp

62-700-88

2012-11-28

Michigan State Police

Gray or Partially Gray

Blue

Blue

09/20/2026


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Theodore 'Ted' Arnold Pontz, a 57-year-old man from Rudyard Township, Michigan, vanished under mysterious circumstances in the autumn of 1987. At the time of his disappearance, Pontz was described as a white male, 5'6' tall, and weighing around 135 pounds, with blue eyes and thinning brown and gray hair. He wore prescription eyeglasses and was known for his protruding ears and bushy eyebrows. The last known contact with him was on November 1, 1987, a date that marks the begin ...
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Last Seen: Nov 01, 1987

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