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Donald Franklin Pulley, 56, was last seen on October 28, 2009, in the 900 block of Virginia Beach Boulevard in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He was known to frequent the Colony Trailer Park area and was possibly riding a bicycle at the time of his disappearance. Pulley stood 5'5" tall, weighed around 155 pounds, and had brown hair and blue eyes. Despite extensive efforts, there have been few leads in his case, and he has not been heard from since.

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Last Seen: Oct 28, 2009

Victim Details

Jul 04, 2010

Dec 19, 2023

Donald

Pulley

71

56

65 inches

155 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

On a late autumn day in Virginia Beach, Virginia, 56-year-old Donald Franklin Pulley vanished. It was October 28, 2009, when he was last seen in the 900 block of Virginia Beach Boulevard. Described as a white male, 5'5" tall and weighing about 155 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes, Donald was a familiar face in certain parts of the city. His disappearance, however, was shrouded in an unsettling quiet, leaving his family with few answers and a growing sense of concern as days turned into weeks, and then years. The circumstances surrounding Donald's disappearance remain unclear. He was known to frequent the areas around the Colony Trailer Park, a detail that provided a starting point for investigators, yet failed to yield any significant leads. There was no indication of foul play shared publicly, nor any suggestion that he had a reason to leave his life behind voluntarily. He simply was there one day and gone the next, leaving a void in the lives of those who knew him. The investigation has been a long and arduous one, with law enforcement from the Virginia Beach Police Department working to piece together the puzzle of his last known movements. Over the years, the case of Donald Franklin Pulley has grown cold, but not forgotten. His information has been entered into national databases for missing persons, a digital footprint in a search that has spanned over a decade. For his family and the community, his absence is a persistent ache, a story without an ending. The overview of the case is one of quiet uncertainty; a middle-aged man disappeared from a busy area of Virginia Beach with no witnesses and no evidence left behind to explain what happened, leaving only lingering questions and the enduring hope for resolution.

Oct 28, 2009

Virginia Beach

Virginia

Virginia Beach City

No

8769

Virginia Beach Police Department

Virginia Beach

Virginia

Virginia Beach City

23456

Angela Murphy

Detective

2509 Princess Anne Road, Virginia

7573854101

Local

Law Enforcement

2009-054694

Virginia Beach Police Department

Brown

Blue

Blue

06/18/2026


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