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John Thrasher Missing Person Case

Last seen in Cookeville, Tennessee on Aug 14, 2004

Victim Details

Dec 12, 2008

Jan 08, 2024

John

Thrasher

42

21

73 inches

180 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Aug 14, 2004

Cookeville

Tennessee

Putnam County

No

19444

Livingston Police Department

Livingston

Tennessee

Overton County

38570

900 North Church Street, Tennessee

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.cityoflivingston.net/departments-services/

04-08161548

Livingston Police Department

5532

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/24/2026


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On a summer evening in August 2004, a 21-year-old man named John Matthew Thrasher vanished, leaving his family with decades of unanswered questions. He was last seen on August 14, 2004, in Cookeville, Tennessee. Accounts of his final known movements vary slightly, with some stating he was last seen by his parents on August 15 when an unidentified person picked him up from their residence in Livingston. Other reports place his last known location at the Putnam County Fairgrounds in Cookeville on ...
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Last Seen: Aug 14, 2004

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    Has anyone else delved into the tattoos John Thrasher had? It seems like they might hold more clues ... ...Read More
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