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On August 23, 1912, four-year-old Robert "Bobby" Dunbar disappeared during a family fishing trip to Swayze Lake in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. The Dunbar family, including Bobby's parents, Percy and Lessie, and his younger brother Alonzo, were enjoying the outing when Bobby vanished. An extensive search of the swampy, alligator-infested area began immediately, involving hundreds of volunteers. Searchers even resorted to dynamiting the lake and dissecting alligators in the hopes of finding any ...Read More
Last Seen: Aug 23, 1912
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Victim Details

Jan 27, 2026

Jan 27, 2026

Robert

Clarence Dunbar

4

4

Unknown inches

White

Male

Aug 23, 1912

Opelousas

Louisiana

Opelousas

None

01/27/2026