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Missing Persons on December 31

834 open cases in our database happened on December 31. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Missing Persons (115)

Humberto Hernandez Lozano - La Joya, Texas
Missing

Humberto Hernandez Lozano

Male, age 27 · La Joya, Texas
Last seen Dec 31, 1993 · 33 years ago

Humberto Hernandez Lozano, a 27-year-old Hispanic male, was last seen in La Joya, Texas on December 31, 1993. Born on July 4, 1966, Lozano has brown hair and brown eyes. At the time of his disappearance, he was described as being 5'7" tall and weighing 145…

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Denis Gelinas - Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Quebec
Missing

Denis Gelinas

Male, age 39 · Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Quebec
Last seen Dec 31, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the small community of Notre-Dame-de-Mont-Carmel, Quebec, the final day of 1993 was marked by the quiet and unsettling disappearance of Denis Gélinas. At 39 years old, Denis was last seen at his residence on rang Saint-Louis. The holiday season, typically…

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Lisa Hall - Dorchester, Massachusetts
Missing

Lisa Hall

Female, age 27 · Dorchester, Massachusetts
Last seen Dec 31, 1992 · 34 years ago

Lisa Lvette Hall, a 27-year-old woman from Dorchester, Massachusetts, has been missing since December 31, 1992. On the day of her disappearance, Lisa was last seen in the Franklin Field area near Blue Hill Avenue and Westview Street. She was wearing a long…

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Cheryl Huff - Glendale Heights, Illinois
Missing

Cheryl Huff

Female, age 26 · Glendale Heights, Illinois
Last seen Dec 31, 1992 · 34 years ago

On a cold New Year's Eve in 1992, 26-year-old Cheryl Huff vanished from Glendale Heights, Illinois, leaving behind a life she was trying to rebuild. A mother of two, Cheryl had recently separated from her husband of seven years, Garry F. Huff, and had moved…

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Vanessa Smith - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Missing

Vanessa Smith

Female, age 34 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Last seen Dec 31, 1990 · 36 years ago

On the festive night of New Year's Eve, December 31, 1990, 34-year-old Vanessa L. Smith was celebrating in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was seen at the Ambassador Hotel, located in the 2300 block of West Wisconsin Avenue, but as the night turned to the new year…

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Ernest Edmonds - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Missing

Ernest Edmonds

Male, age 36 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Last seen Dec 31, 1989 · 37 years ago

On New Year's Eve 1989, a 36-year-old man named Ernest Edmonds was last seen leaving his residence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the time of his disappearance, he was described as a Black / African American male, standing somewhere between 5'9' and 6'1'…

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Marcus Tate - Memphis, Tennessee
Missing

Marcus Tate

Male, age 27 · Memphis, Tennessee
Last seen Dec 31, 1987 · 39 years ago

On the last day of 1987, a 27-year-old man named Marcus O. Tate attended a family gathering in Memphis, Tennessee. It was New Year's Eve, a time typically filled with hope and celebration for the year to come. For Marcus's family, however, this day would…

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Tavia Bailey - Pensacola, Florida
Missing

Tavia Bailey

Female, age 15 · Pensacola, Florida
Last seen Dec 31, 1985 · 41 years ago

Tavia Elizabeth Bailey, a 15-year-old girl from Pensacola, Florida, disappeared on December 31, 1985, under suspicious circumstances. She was last seen when she left her home to attend a New Year's Eve party. After spending part of the evening with friends at…

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Harvey Long - Menlo Park, California
Missing

Harvey Long

Male, age 72 · Menlo Park, California
Last seen Dec 31, 1983 · 43 years ago

Harvey Long, a 72-year-old man from Menlo Park, California, was last seen on December 31, 1983. At the time of his disappearance, Harvey was non-ambulatory due to a broken hip, making it extremely unlikely that he could have simply walked away from his home.…

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William Fischer - Woodbridge, New Jersey
Missing

William Fischer

Male, age 25 · Woodbridge, New Jersey
Last seen Dec 31, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the community of Woodbridge, New Jersey, the disappearance of William Stanley Fischer remains a somber and unresolved event. At the age of 25, Fischer was last seen on either December 31, 1983, or January 2, 1984. A notable and peculiar detail from the…

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Amy Matthews - Plymouth Township, Pennsylvania
Missing

Amy Matthews

Female, age 24 · Plymouth Township, Pennsylvania
Last seen Dec 31, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the cold of a Pennsylvania winter, on a day somewhere between the end of December 1983 and the start of January 1984, a 24-year-old woman named Amy Marie Matthews vanished from her home in Plymouth Township. A student at the Gordon Phillips School of…

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Michael Mondini - San Francisco, California
Missing

Michael Mondini

Male, age 22 · San Francisco, California
Last seen Dec 31, 1979 · 47 years ago

Michael Lawrence Mondini, a 22-year-old from San Francisco, California, was last seen on December 31, 1979. According to reports, he was residing at an apartment on 22nd Street in San Francisco at the time. Michael's disappearance occurred under unclear…

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Roxanne Sims - Portland, Oregon
Missing

Roxanne Sims

Female, age 19 · Portland, Oregon
Last seen Dec 31, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the uncertain timeframe around 1977, a young woman named Roxanne Marie Sims vanished from Portland, Oregon. At the age of 19, with her whole life seemingly ahead of her, she disappeared, leaving behind a mystery that has endured for decades. The details…

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Michael Mansfield - Rolling Meadows, Illinois
Missing

Michael Mansfield

Male, age 19 · Rolling Meadows, Illinois
Last seen Dec 31, 1975 · 51 years ago

On the last day of 1975, a 19-year-old college student named Michael Mansfield was at his parents' home in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, for the holiday break. A 1974 graduate of Rolling Meadows High School, Michael was studying at Lincoln College where he…

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Ernest Robert Pfaff - Chatham, Ontario
Missing

Ernest Robert Pfaff

Male, age 28 · Chatham, Ontario
Last seen Dec 31, 1973 · 53 years ago

On the evening of December 31, 1973, in Chatham, Ontario, a 28-year-old man named Ernest Robert Pfaff told his family he was going out to buy a loaf of bread. He left his home around 8:00 p.m. and was never seen or heard from again. At the time he went…

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Betty Dyer - Mansfield, Ohio
Missing

Betty Dyer

Female, age 42 · Mansfield, Ohio
Last seen Dec 31, 1972 · 54 years ago

In the early morning hours of New Year's Eve in 1972, 42-year-old Betty Dyer vanished from Mansfield, Ohio. She was a beautician and a widowed mother of six, living with two of her children at the time. That morning, around 6:00 a.m., she was at the Park…

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Gloria Baird - Atlanta, Georgia
Missing

Gloria Baird

Female, age 23 · Atlanta, Georgia
Last seen Dec 31, 1969 · 57 years ago

Gloria Jean Baird, a 23-year-old mother to a two-year-old daughter, vanished in Atlanta, Georgia, around December 31, 1969. She was attending a party when she was reportedly last seen leaving with three unidentified men. At the time of her disappearance…

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Mary Amos - Montclair, California
Missing

Mary Amos

Female, age 36 · Montclair, California
Last seen Dec 31, 1968 · 58 years ago

Mary Corrine Amos, aged 36, disappeared from Montclair, California, on December 31, 1968, after an argument with her husband. She left their home and was reportedly staying at a motel in Bell or Bell Gardens. Amos has not been seen or heard from since that…

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Michael Smith - North Vancouver, British Columbia
Missing

Michael Smith

Male, age 17 · North Vancouver, British Columbia
Last seen Dec 31, 1967 · 59 years ago

In the winter of 1967, a sense of sorrow hung heavy in the air for 17-year-old Michael Smith. A friend's recent death had left him despondent, and on December 30th, he walked out of his North Vancouver, British Columbia residence and vanished. He was a young…

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