Richard Michael DEREN Missing Person Case

Richard Michael

DEREN

76

55

70 inches

70 inches

165 lbs

165 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

In the bustling west end of Vancouver, British Columbia, 55-year-old Richard Michael Deren was last seen on March 12, 2005. At the time of his disappearance, he was described as a Caucasian male, standing 5'9" and weighing 165 pounds, with short brown hair and hazel eyes. When he was last seen, he was wearing a dark leather jacket, dark pants, and dark dress shoes. His case is a long-standing mystery, one that has left his loved ones without answers for many years. The Vancouver Police Department lists him among its cold cases of missing persons. The initial weeks following his last known sighting were shrouded in a lack of concern, which would later turn to deep worry. Deren was known to be a frequent traveler to Thailand, a detail that led to a significant delay in his being reported as missing. It wasn't until April 5, 2005, that the alarm was officially raised, as friends and family realized that the silence from the usually communicative Deren was uncharacteristic and unsettling. The absence of contact was out of character for him, deepening the concern surrounding his sudden and unexplained disappearance. The investigation into Richard Michael Deren's disappearance is an open and ongoing cold case with the Vancouver Police Department. Despite the passage of time, the details of his case remain in the public domain in the hopes that someone might come forward with information. The circumstances of his vanishing are a stark reminder of the painful ambiguity that surrounds many missing person cases. With no significant leads or information released to the public in recent years, the case remains a somber and unresolved file. The overview of the case is one of a man who seemingly vanished, his frequent travels initially masking a more permanent and mysterious absence that continues to this day.

Mar 12, 2005

Vancouver

British Columbia

Vancouver Police Department ;

British Columbia

[email protected]

604-717-2530

604-717-2530

Law Enforcement

MIS 05-080055

Vancouver Police Department ;

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

Build: Slender/Thin; Complexion: Light/Fair; Hair details: Shoulder

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