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Stephen Murphy Missing Person Case

Last seen in Tulsa, Oklahoma on May 02, 1976

Victim Details

Jul 27, 2022

Dec 20, 2023

Stephen

Murphy

69

19

62 inches

67 inches

130 lbs

180 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

May 02, 1976

Tulsa

Oklahoma

Tulsa County

No

117323

Tulsa Police Department

Tulsa

Oklahoma

Tulsa County

74103

Joe Campbell

Detective Sergeant

600 Civic Center, Oklahoma

9185969143

Local

Law Enforcement

https://TulsaPolice.org

2022035405

2022-07-23

Tulsa Police Department

5062

Brown

Blue

Blue

07/18/2026


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In the spring of 1976, a 19-year-old man named Stephen Lee Murphy, also known as Steve, vanished from Tulsa, Oklahoma. On May 2nd of that year, he spoke to his uncle, offering words of reassurance before he walked away, never to be heard from again. He told his uncle not to worry about him and that he would be okay. At the time of his disappearance, Stephen was described as a Caucasian male with brown hair and blue eyes, standing between 5'2' and 5'7' tall, and weighing betwe ...
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Last Seen: May 02, 1976

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    Stephen Lee Murphy was just 19 years old when he disappeared from Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 2, 1976... ...Read More
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    Just curious if anyone knows more about the uncle Stephen talked to last before he disappeared? He a... ...Read More
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