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In the winter of 1985, an 82-year-old man named Benjamin Staton, also known as Ben, vanished from his home on Skinner Street in Greenville, North Carolina. On February 18th of that year, the elderly African American man, who stood at 5'9' and weighed around 200 pounds, was seen for the last time. Mr. Staton, who suffered from dementia, was wearing a plaid shirt, blue bib overalls, a blue or brown sport coat, a cap, and his glasses when he disappeared. His family and community were left ...Read More
Last Seen: Feb 18, 1985

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Victim Details

Jul 08, 2009

Sep 07, 2023

Benjamin

Staton

121

82

69 inches

200 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Feb 18, 1985

Greenville

North Carolina

Pitt County

3296

Greenville Police Department

Greenville

North Carolina

Pitt County

27858

Christopher Burack

Sergeant

500 South Greene ST, North Carolina

2523294300

Local

Law Enforcement

www.greenvillenc.gov

85-836

Greenville Police Department

7397

Gray or Partially Gray

Brown

Brown

06/22/2026


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