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Edward Nye Missing Person Case

Last seen in Prospect, Oregon on Jun 22, 1978

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Case Description

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On a summer day in June of 1978, a distressing and perplexing mystery began to unfold in the wilderness of Oregon. Fourteen-year-old Edward Chester Nye was on a camping trip with his church youth group in the Sky Lakes area, near the middle fork of the Rogue River, a region located about twelve miles east of Prospect, Oregon. On June 22, the blond-haired, blue-eyed teenager informed his brother that he was going to fish by himself downstream. He was last seen wearing a yellow shirt, brown jeans, ...Read More
Last Seen: Jun 22, 1978

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    Victim Details

    Apr 15, 2010

    May 28, 2024

    Edward

    Nye

    61

    14

    63 inches

    120 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Male

    Jun 22, 1978

    Prospect

    Oregon

    Jackson County

    No

    26828

    Jackson County Sheriff's Office

    Central Point

    Oregon

    Jackson County

    97502

    Preston Friend

    Detective

    5179 Crater Lake Highway, Oregon

    5417746800

    County

    Law Enforcement

    http://jacksoncountyor.org/sheriff/

    78-5188

    Jackson County Sheriff's Office

    Blond/Strawberry

    Blue

    Blue

    06/12/2026


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    Forum Posts (2)

    Has anyone ever looked into other incidents in the Sky Lakes area around the time Eddie went missing... ...Read More
    08/12/2024
    I came across Edward Chester Nye’s case while diving into some older missing person files, and som... ...Read More
    09/11/2023

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