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Robby Peay Missing Person Case

Last seen in Salt Lake City, Utah on Oct 07, 1982

Victim Details

Jan 06, 2020

May 07, 2024

Robby

Peay

60

17

70 inches

140 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Oct 07, 1982

Salt Lake City

Utah

Salt Lake County

Salt Lake City

No

70632

Provo City Police Department

Provo

Utah

Utah County

84601

William Jensen

Deputy Chief

48 South 300 West, Utah

8018526210

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.provo.org/city-services/provo-police

8306226

1983-09-09

Provo City Police Department

Brown

Blue

Blue

Yes

08/01/2026


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In the autumn of 1982, seventeen-year-old Robby Lynn Peay was a resident at the Youth Diagnostic Center, a juvenile treatment facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. On October 7th, he and another boy escaped the center and went their separate ways. While the other boy was located shortly after, Robby vanished, initiating a missing person case that would span decades. The Provo Police Department handled the investigation as Robby's home was in Provo. In the months that followed his disappearance, ...
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Last Seen: Oct 07, 1982

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  • Missing in Utah: Breakthrough in 40-year-old disappearance
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    Has anyone else looked into that reported sighting of Robby in Colorado in 1984 under the alias "Bob... ...Read More
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