Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 07/21/1975
- Missing From:
- Missing From Plantation, Florida
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 01/09/1957 (68)
- Age:
- Age 18 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’10, 180 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A white short-sleeved shirt with the name “Egan” over the right pocket and the words “Florida Processing” over the left pocket, and blue pants.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Egan has a dog bite scar. His jaw has previously been fractured in two places, and he previously fractured his leg.
- Details of Disappearance:
- Egan vanished from Plantation, Florida, on July 21, 1975, after his shift at a company that processed horses. His friend, Paul Ruebottom, said they left work together, and that Egan made it home. However, Paul didn’t report Egan missing until hours later, after driving Egan’s Jeep. Egan’s Jeep was in the garage, his wallet inside, but his keys were on his dresser. Police couldn’t confirm Paul’s story.
Investigators considered the possibility Egan fell or was pushed into a machine at work that grinds up horses. They found no human remains, but the machines could have destroyed any evidence. They also checked if he’d traveled using his passport, but found nothing. Suicide and drug use were ruled out. Egan had no known problems and wouldn’t usually disappear.
Sadly, Paul Ruebottom died in a strange accident two years later. The police suspect foul play in Egan’s disappearance, but the case remains unsolved.
- Agency:
- Plantation Police Department 954-797-2706
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This person was missing Missing Since 07/21/1975