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This person was missing Missing Since 06/20/1998

Missing Since:

Missing Since 06/20/1998

Missing From:

Missing From Beacon, New York

Classification:

Classification Endangered Missing

Gender:

Male

Race:

Race White

Date of Birth:

Date of Birth 01/29/1952 (72)

Age:

Age 46 years old

Height and Weight:

Height and Weight 5’11 – 6’0, 190 – 200 pounds

Clothing/Jewelry Description:

Clothing/Jewelry Description A black POW (Prisoner Of War) shirt and blue jeans.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Gray/white hair, blue eyes. Deering has a large scar on his left leg. He has a tattoo of a heart on his upper right arm. He may have a full beard. He walks with a limp and is missing two of his upper front teeth. Deering’s nicknames are Art and Artie.

Details of Disappearance:

On June 20, 1998, a Vietnam War veteran named Deering was dropped off at a train station in Beacon, New York, at 8:00 p.m. He was sick and going to the Montrose VA Hospital. He’d just been discharged from the hospital eight days earlier after a six-week stay. He had all his belongings in a large black plastic bag.

Deering never made it to the hospital and vanished. His sister reported him missing five days later. His car was found abandoned a few days after he disappeared.

Deering had lived in Kingston, New York, Memphis, Tennessee, and North Carolina. He might have gone back to one of those places, or to Florida. He liked music and motorcycles and often wore t-shirts with POW, MIA, or Harley Davidson logos. Because he was sick and might be confused, his family worries he could be living on the streets. His disappearance remains a mystery.

Agency:

Beacon City Police Department

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