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Missing

Eric Grady Smith

Year
2013
Where
Tazewell County, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

It has been reported that Eric Smith was last seen on the morning of November 8, 2013 at his residence. He set off that morning on foot to hunt on his property. He was armed with a 50 Caliber muzzle loader. He was wearing camouflage clothing. When he did not return home that evening his wife reported him missing. Numerous searches of the property and adjoining properties have been conducted with negative results.…

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

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What is the last confirmed sighting, and what is the documented timeline around it?

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  • Check for unidentified persons found in the region after that date.

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