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John Cheek Missing Person Case

Last seen in Memphis, Tennessee on Dec 01, 1993

Victim Details

Mar 31, 2010

Jan 08, 2024

John

Cheek

60

28

72 inches

160 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Dec 01, 1993

Memphis

Tennessee

Shelby County

38119

No

2097

Memphis Police Department

Memphis

Tennessee

Shelby County

38103

Cindy Capps

Police Lieutenant

170 North Main Street, Tennessee

9016363700

Local

Law Enforcement

http://www.memphispolice.org/

H31200800

Memphis Police Department

Brown

Blue

Blue

07/24/2026


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In the winter of 1993, a promising young man named John Andrews Cheek, aged 28, disappeared from Memphis, Tennessee, leaving behind a life that seemed to be on the brink of extraordinary success. On the evening of December 1st, he had dinner with friends. The last time he was seen by anyone who knew him was on December 2, 1993, at about 11:00 p.m., when a business associate dropped him off at his car, a charcoal-gray 1987 Acura Legend, which was parked at the Crescent Center. John had just come ...
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Last Seen: Dec 01, 1993

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