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Missing Since:: Missing Since 01/16/1994
Missing From:: Missing From St. Petersburg, Florida
Classification:: Classification Lost/Injured Missing
Gender:: Male
Race:: Race White
Date of Birth:: Date of Birth 10/05/1945 (79)
Age:: Age 48 years old
Height and Weight:: Height and Weight 5’8, 170 pounds
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Distinguishing Characteristics:: Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Black hair, blue eyes.
Details of Disappearance:: On January 16, 1994, Dillon went on a grouper fishing trip in the Gulf of Mexico aboard a boat called the “Double O” with three other people. Sadly, two of the fishermen were found dead in the water; their cooler and life jackets were also recovered. Dillon and another fisherman, Arthur Sassone (born November 10, 1947), are presumed to have also died in the same accident, but their bodies were never found. We don’t have any pictures of Sassone, but he was a 46-year-old white man, 5’11”, about 300 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. At the time of his disappearance, Dillon worked for Yellow Cab.
Agency:: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office 727-582-6200
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