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Arthur Ray Collins, a 26-year-old man, was last seen on January 1, 1976, in Detroit, Michigan. He was described as standing 5'7" tall and weighing around 120 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. Collins had a tattoo of his name on one of his shoulders, which is one of the few distinguishing marks noted in his case. His disappearance is unusual in that little is known about the circumstances surrounding it, and he lost contact with his family that year without any further trace.

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Last Seen: Jan 01, 1976

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Victim Details

Jul 08, 2013

Jan 12, 2024

Arthur

Collins

74

26

67 inches

120 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

In the year 1976, a young man named Arthur Ray Collins, then 26 years old, was living in Detroit, Michigan. At some point during that year, he lost all contact with his family, the exact date of which remains uncertain. Arthur, a white male with brown, straight hair and blue eyes, stood at approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighed around 120 pounds. A notable distinguishing feature was a tattoo of his name on one of his shoulders. The circumstances surrounding his initial disappearance are sparse, with the primary detail being the sudden and complete cessation of communication with his loved ones. He was never heard from again, leaving a void of information and a family grappling with his unexplained absence. The life Arthur was leading in Detroit at the time he went missing remains largely unknown to the public. Details about his employment, his social circles, and his state of mind in the period leading up to his disappearance have not been widely circulated. This lack of information has made it incredibly difficult for both his family and law enforcement to piece together a timeline or identify potential reasons for his vanishing. The case has been marked by a frustrating lack of leads, leaving those who knew him with more questions than answers. The simple fact is that he was there, and then he was not, with no clear indication of what transpired. Over the decades, the case of Arthur Ray Collins has grown cold, a quiet but persistent mystery. The investigation, handled by the Detroit Police Department, has been hampered by the limited information available from the outset. There have been no significant breakthroughs or discoveries to shed light on what might have happened to him. The passage of time has further complicated efforts, as memories fade and potential evidence is lost. The narrative of Arthur's disappearance is one of an abrupt and silent departure, a story with a beginning but no discernible middle or end, leaving only the enduring question of his whereabouts and the lingering sorrow of a family left without closure.

Jan 01, 1976

Detroit

Michigan

Wayne County

22660

Detroit Police Department

Detroit

Michigan

Wayne County

48226

Shannon Jones

Sergeant

1301 3rd St, Michigan

3135961800

Local

Law Enforcement

1312030257

Detroit Police Department

Brown

Blue

Blue

05/24/2026


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