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Missing Persons on April 17

700 open cases in our database happened on April 17. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Missing Persons (70)

Craig Stephen Snider - Coquitlam, British Columbia
Missing

Craig Stephen Snider

Male, age 52 · Coquitlam, British Columbia
Last seen Apr 17, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the spring of 2000, a 52-year-old man named Craig Stephen Snider vanished, leaving behind a life and a loving family. On April 17th of that year, he was last seen in Coquitlam, British Columbia. Craig, a commercial fisherman by trade, was reportedly on his…

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Deangelo McNeil - Houston, Texas
Missing

Deangelo McNeil

Male, age 2 · Houston, Texas
Last seen Apr 17, 1997 · 29 years ago

DeAngelo Marquis McNeil, a two-year-old boy from Houston, Texas, went missing on April 17, 1997. His case is classified as an endangered missing person, and foul play is suspected. DeAngelo had been in state custody since he was seven months old after his…

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Robin Veudreuil - Worcester, Massachusetts
Missing

Robin Veudreuil

Female, age 32 · Worcester, Massachusetts
Last seen Apr 17, 1995 · 31 years ago

Robin Anne Vaudreuil, a 32-year-old woman from Worcester, Massachusetts, was last seen on April 17, 1995. She spoke to her mother on the phone that day, stating that she might be traveling to Oswego, New York, although her family was unaware of any…

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Tracie Mosley - Reistertown, Maryland
Missing

Tracie Mosley

Female, age 18 · Reistertown, Maryland
Last seen Apr 17, 1995 · 31 years ago

On the morning of April 17, 1995, 18-year-old Tracie Lynne Mosley vanished in Reisterstown, Maryland. The night before, she had been out with a friend, visiting two nightclubs in the Pikesville area. At approximately 2:45 a.m., her friend dropped her off at…

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Melvin Shoemaker - Chardon, Ohio
Missing

Melvin Shoemaker

Male, age 70 · Chardon, Ohio
Last seen Apr 17, 1994 · 32 years ago

Melvin L. Shoemaker was a 70-year-old man who was last seen on April 17, 1994, in Chardon, Ohio, in Geauga County. He was male, White/Caucasian, about 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighed approximately 200 pounds, and had brown hair and brown eyes. Public…

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Jose Fernandez - Montreal, Quebec
Missing

Jose Fernandez

Male, age 45 · Montreal, Quebec
Last seen Apr 17, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the spring of 1994, a man named Jose Fernandez, at the age of 45, vanished from his home in the Villeray district of Montréal, Québec. The last time he was seen was on April 17, 1994. Following what was described as an argument, Mr. Fernandez left his…

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David Marko - Burbank, California
Missing

David Marko

Male, age 3 · Burbank, California
Last seen Apr 17, 1993 · 33 years ago

David Alexander Marko, a 3-year-old boy, was last seen on April 17, 1993, in Burbank, California. He was abducted by his non-custodial mother, Norma Alicia Marko, sparking a decades-long search for both him and his mother. A federal warrant for her arrest was…

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David Whitehurst - Tampa, Florida
Missing

David Whitehurst

Male, age 40 · Tampa, Florida
Last seen Apr 17, 1992 · 34 years ago

David Earl Whitehurst, aged 40, was last seen on April 17, 1992, in Tampa, Florida. On that evening, he flew out of Vandenberg Airport in a single-engine Piper PA 28-181 plane, which he had leased. His silver Dodge Stealth was found parked at the airport…

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Kimberly Novak - Granger, Wyoming
Missing

Kimberly Novak

Female, age 33 · Granger, Wyoming
Last seen Apr 17, 1992 · 34 years ago

Kimberly Kay Novak, aged 33, was last seen on April 17, 1992, in Granger, Wyoming. She had a tumultuous life, often struggling with drug and alcohol addiction, and had a habit of disappearing for stretches of time. Despite these absences, her family remained…

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Duy Phan - Pescadero, California
Missing

Duy Phan

Male, age 17 · Pescadero, California
Last seen Apr 17, 1992 · 34 years ago

Duy Quang Phan, a 17-year-old from San Jose, California, went missing on April 17, 1992. He had traveled to Bean Hollow State Beach near Pescadero with friends. While at the beach, Duy entered the ocean and was caught in a strong undertow, pulling him out to…

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Sharice Pollard - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Missing

Sharice Pollard

Female, age 19 · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Last seen Apr 17, 1992 · 34 years ago

Sharice Lorraine Pollard, a 19-year-old from Minneapolis, Minnesota, was last seen on April 17, 1992. At the time of her disappearance, she was five to seven months pregnant and the mother of an infant child. Pollard was last seen at her residence on the 600…

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Ralph Newcombe - Seattle, Washington
Missing

Ralph Newcombe

Male, age 35 · Seattle, Washington
Last seen Apr 17, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the spring of 1989, a distressing quiet fell over the home of Ralph Alan Newcombe, a 35-year-old man who had recently moved to Seattle, Washington. On the morning of April 17th, his wife left for work, leaving Ralph at their North Seattle residence. When…

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Kathleen Pehringer - Riverton, Wyoming
Missing

Kathleen Pehringer

Female, age 41 · Riverton, Wyoming
Last seen Apr 17, 1989 · 37 years ago

Kathleen Pehringer, a 41-year-old woman, disappeared from her home in Riverton, Wyoming, on April 17, 1989. She was last seen by her 14-year-old daughter, Kelly, before leaving for school that morning. When Kelly returned home later that day, she found…

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James Peters - San Francisco, California
Missing

James Peters

Male, age 25 · San Francisco, California
Last seen Apr 17, 1988 · 38 years ago

James Lee Peters, age 25, was last seen on April 17, 1988, leaving his place of employment in Daly City, California. At the time of his disappearance, Peters had strong connections to the Baja California region, where his father and other relatives resided…

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Olen Smith - Horseheads, New York
Missing

Olen Smith

Male, age 38 · Horseheads, New York
Last seen Apr 17, 1988 · 38 years ago

A fishing trip on a spring day in 1988 ended in tragedy, leaving a family without answers for decades. Olen G. Smith, a 38-year-old man from Horseheads, New York, vanished on April 17, 1988, after a boat he was in capsized on Canandaigua Lake. That Sunday…

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Lowell Senter - Gastonia, North Carolina
Missing

Lowell Senter

Male, age 44 · Gastonia, North Carolina
Last seen Apr 17, 1985 · 41 years ago

On April 17, 1985, 44-year-old Lowell Clark Senter, a pilot from Gastonia, North Carolina, was reportedly hired for a flight to the Bahamas. He was expected to call his family upon his arrival, but that call never came. Senter was a white male with red or…

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Dana Torgeson - Ford, Washington
Missing

Dana Torgeson

Male, age 19 · Ford, Washington
Last seen Apr 17, 1985 · 41 years ago

In the quiet, early morning hours of April 17, 1985, in Ford, Washington, a 19-year-old male named Dana Carl Torgeson vanished from his home. He was last seen at his residence, located in the vicinity of Kimberly Drive, sometime after 1:00 a.m. At the time of…

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Lynn Burdick - Florida, Massachusetts
Missing

Lynn Burdick

Female, age 18 · Florida, Massachusetts
Last seen Apr 17, 1982 · 44 years ago

Lynn Burdick, an 18-year-old from Florida, Massachusetts, disappeared on April 17, 1982, while working alone at her cousin’s convenience store, The Barefoot Peddler. The store was located on Route 2, close to her family's home. Around 8:10 p.m., Lynn was on…

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Cheryl Scherer - Scott City, Missouri
Missing

Cheryl Scherer

Female, age 19 · Scott City, Missouri
Last seen Apr 17, 1979 · 47 years ago

On a spring evening, April 17, 1979, nineteen-year-old Cheryl Ann Scherer was working a shift at a self-service gas station in Scott City, Missouri. It was the last time anyone would see the young woman. Cheryl, a female with red/auburn, shoulder-length hair…

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Diane Lynn Buckley - Vancouver, British Columbia
Missing

Diane Lynn Buckley

Female, age 18 · Vancouver, British Columbia
Last seen Apr 17, 1979 · 47 years ago

On April 17, 1979, a young woman named Diane Lynn Buckley, age 18, left her mother's residence in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was not seen again. At the time of her disappearance, the 18-year-old Indigenous female was known to work as a cook on a fishing…

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Richard Damasse Riquier - Montreal, Quebec
Missing

Richard Damasse Riquier

Male, age 21 · Montreal, Quebec
Last seen Apr 17, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the spring of 1973, a young man named Richard Damasse Riquier vanished from Montreal, Quebec, leaving behind a mystery that has endured for decades. On April 17, 1973, the 21-year-old was seen for the last time. Another source indicates he was 29 years old…

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Andrew Carnegie Whitfield - Long Island, New York
Missing

Andrew Carnegie Whitfield

Male, age 28 · Long Island, New York
Last seen Apr 17, 1938 · 88 years ago

On April 17, 1938, Andrew Carnegie Whitfield, a 28-year-old business executive and nephew of steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, vanished after taking off in his silver and red Taylor Cub monoplane from Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York. Whitfield, an…

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