Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 03/20/2004
- Missing From:
- Missing From Solana Beach, California
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 04/22/1975 (49)
- Age:
- Age 28 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’9 – 5’10, 175 – 185 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A size extra-large t-shirt, jeans, and deck shoes.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Friel normally wears eyeglasses, but he left them behind when he vanished.
- Details of Disappearance:
- Sean Friel vanished in 2004. He was last seen at a Marriott hotel in Solana Beach, California, on March 20th. His truck was found abandoned a few days later near Torrey Pines State Reserve. Surprisingly, his passport, luggage, computer, and phone were all inside.
Later, his shoes, socks, and glasses were discovered neatly placed near a cliff in the reserve. Even though it had rained, his glasses weren’t wet. This is strange, and makes it harder to understand what happened.
Even stranger, his credit cards were used in Brazil after his things were found. Police don’t know who used them.
Sean was a quiet, peaceful computer programmer moving to Los Angeles for a new job. He liked hiking and had gone on Zen and Buddhist retreats. Some family members think he might have faked his disappearance to start over.
The exact date of his disappearance is unclear—some say March 16th in San Diego—but the case remains a mystery.
- Agency:
- San Diego Police Department 619-531-2844
- Source Links:
This person was missing Missing Since 03/20/2004