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Missing

Bayard Cousins

Year
1975
Where
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

Bayard Cousins left his residence while his parents were out of town. They came back to a note stating not to worry about him. There were no indications of any issues with Bayard prior to his disappearance. He has never been seen or heard from again. Bayard is fluent in Spanish and was an ecology activist.

From the Virginia State Police cold case database. Records change. The source is the authority.

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