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In the spring of 1985, the quiet farming community of Greencastle, Pennsylvania, was jolted by the sudden disappearance of a local man. Melvin Elwood Snyder, a 42-year-old married father, was last seen at his home on May 25, 1985. His wife, Joan, returned home around noon from her job at a local diner to find that Melvin and his truck were gone. It was an unsettling scene; the ordinarily neat man had left his tools scattered about outside, and a. 25-caliber shell casing was found on the floor of ...Read More
Last Seen: May 25, 1985

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Victim Details

May 18, 2012

Oct 22, 2020

Melvin

Snyder

82

42

67 inches

72 inches

170 lbs

200 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

May 25, 1985

Greencastle

Pennsylvania

Franklin County

No

11763

Pennsylvania State Police

Chambersburg

Pennsylvania

Franklin County

17202

Paul McMullen

Cpl.

679 Franklin Farm Lane, Pennsylvania

7172645161

State

Law Enforcement

H03-381981

Pennsylvania State Police

Red/Auburn

Brown

Brown

06/28/2026


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