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Paul Fugate Missing Person Case

Last seen in Willcox, Arizona on Jan 13, 1980

Victim Details

Created

Mar 02, 2009

Case Added

Oct 26, 2022

Firstname

Paul

Lastname

Fugate

Current Age

Age At Disappearance

Height

65 inches

Height To

70 inches

Weight

160 lbs

Weight To

170 lbs

Ethnicity

White / Caucasian

Gender

Male

Last Seen

Jan 13, 1980

City

Willcox

State

Arizona

County

Cochise County

Zip Code

85643

Agency ID

7213

Agency Name

Cochise County Sheriff's Office

Agency City

Sierra Vista

Agency State

Arizona

Agency County

Cochise County

Agency Zip Code

85635

Agency Contact

Ursula Ritchie

Contact Job Title

Sergeant

Agency Address

100 Colonia De Salud, Arizona

Agency Phone

5208033280

Agency Jurisdiction

County

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Website

https://www.cochise.az.gov/sheriff/home

Agency Case #

800082

Primary Agency

National Park Service Investigative Services Branch

CaseContributors

7045

Hair Color

Brown

Left Eye Color

Blue

Right Eye Color

Blue

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Case Description

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Almost 40 years after Chiricahua National Monument Ranger Paul Fugate went for a hike and vanished without a trace, the National Park Service (NPS) has raised its reward fund in the case to $60,000. Decades after initial leads in Fugate’s disappearance grew cold, new information has prompted NPS investigators and Cochise County (AZ) Sheriff Mark Dannels to renew their request for the public’s help in solving the 38-year-old mystery.

On January 13, 1980, Paul Braxton Fugate, then age ...

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Last Seen: Jan 13, 1980

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Paul Fugate Missing Person Case

Last seen in Willcox, Arizona on Jan 13, 1980

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