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Reginald Butler Missing Person Case

Last seen in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Nov 21, 1996

Victim Details

Mar 17, 2022

Sep 15, 2023

Reginald

Butler

97

68

68 inches

70 inches

170 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Nov 21, 1996

Portsmouth

New Hampshire

Rockingham County

No

113162

Portsmouth Police Department

Portsmouth

New Hampshire

Rockingham County

03801

3 Junkins Ave, New Hampshire

6034271500

Local

Law Enforcement

www.cityofportsmouth.com/police

96-2744

Portsmouth Police Department

4944

Gray or Partially Gray

Blue

Blue

07/18/2026


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Reginald Leroy Butler, a 68-year-old retired naval architect from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, was last seen in late November 1996. Butler had designed his own 38-foot sailboat, named *Frolic*, and embarked on a solo journey from Dover Point, New Hampshire, to Florida. The purpose of his voyage was to complete work on the boat during the winter months.

On November 27, 1996, the Coast Guard found *Frolic* wrecked on a jetty in South Carolina, with its dinghy missing. It is speculated that ...
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Last Seen: Nov 21, 1996

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    Has anyone else dug into the weather conditions around the time *Frolic* was found wrecked? I was ju... ...Read More
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