MISSING PERSON
CASE #: 1977-18
Frank Ray Santmyer Jr
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Missing From:
Ellicott City, Maryland
Summary:
Frank Ray Santmyer, Jr. disappeared on December 2, 1977, from Ellicott City, Maryland, at age 24. He was facing drug charges after being arrested at Baltimore-Washington International Airport with two other men caught with 10 ounces of cocaine in their possession. Authorities have long speculated that he was killed in a shootout during a robbery, but no one has been charged in his presumed murder. He was declared legally dead on October 28, 1980, nearly three years after his disappearance, but his remains have not been recovered.
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Circumstances of Disappearance:
Frank Ray Santmyer, Jr. was last seen by his wife in Ellicott City, Maryland on December 2, 1977. He departed their residence with a friend, but failed to appear for a planned appointment, and his vehicle was found abandoned two days later. At the time of his disappearance, Santmyer was facing drug charges after he and two other men were caught with 10 ounces of cocaine in their possession and arrested at the Baltimore-Washington International Airport.
Additional Details:
Authorities have long speculated that he was killed in a shootout during a robbery, but no one has been charged in his presumed murder. He had been shot once before that. He was declared legally dead on October 28, 1980, nearly three years after his disappearance, but his remains have not been recovered. Newspaper clippings about the case were found in The Baltimore Sun published on 8/7/1979 and in The Evening Sun published on 10/27/1978. Case remains unsolved and active.
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