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Blake Slaughter Missing Person Case

Last seen in Edgewood, New Mexico on Aug 03, 2017

Victim Details

Nov 06, 2017

Oct 09, 2019

Blake

Slaughter

65

56

72 inches

73 inches

175 lbs

180 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Aug 03, 2017

Edgewood

New Mexico

Bernalillo County

87015

34257

New Mexico State Police

Gallup

New Mexico

McKinley County

87301

Wyatt Wilson

Patrolman

4200 East Highway 66, New Mexico

5058639353

State

Law Enforcement

https://www.sp.nm.gov/

NMSPR1700673

New Mexico State Police

10771

Gray or Partially Gray

Green

Green

07/28/2026


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Blake Slaughter, 56 years old at the time, went missing on August 3, 2017, while camping in a national forest near Cottonwood Canyon, just east of McGaffey and southwest of Thoreau, New Mexico. He was last seen walking away from his campsite and fellow campers. Blake was familiar with the area, as he frequently visited it for solitude and relaxation.

At the time of his disappearance, Blake was wearing a tan camouflage-print jacket, a blue long-sleeved Levi's shirt, jeans, black cow ...
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