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From the Beginning of the Archive
This section begins with the earliest case files added to the Independent Detective database. Visitors can continue loading more cases to explore the archive in the order it was built.
Robert Douglas Sparks, a 45-year-old pilot, disappeared on November 19, 1972, after reporting a change in flight direction toward Tampico,…
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Charles Howard “Bill” Bolter was 69 when he vanished from Waterford, California, on December 23, 1972, just nine days after…
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David Leo Graham, 25, was last seen in Los Angeles on December 25, 1972. His car was later found in…
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Patricia Lorraine Gentle disappeared from Redondo Beach, California, on March 30, 1973, her 34th birthday. Family concerns escalated when she…
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