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In the vast expanse of the American Midwest, the story of Richard Edward Gillespie, a man known to some as Dick, faded into uncertainty in 1986. At the age of 43, this husband and father of three was last seen in the small town of Strafford, Missouri. Gillespie, a man with brown hair and brown eyes, was a former Merchant Marine, a chapter of his life that perhaps instilled in him a wanderlust that would later define his existence. His life was one of movement, a transient existence that saw him ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 01, 1986

Victim Details

Nov 08, 2011

Oct 25, 2022

Richard

Gillespie

82

43

66 inches

68 inches

135 lbs

145 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jan 01, 1986

Strafford

Missouri

Greene County

65757

10973

Greene County Sheriff's Office

Springfield

Missouri

Greene County

65802

1010 North Boonville, Missouri

4178684040

County

Law Enforcement

1393211

2011-09-19

Greene County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Brown

Brown

06/18/2026


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