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Report of missing elderly man later found long deceased

Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 12
00:54
00:00
Looking for a very old white male, eighty-eight years old.
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Austin & North Ave, Chicago, IL 60639
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Officers received a report of a missing 88‑year‑old man, described as short, wearing glasses, and possibly in the area of Austin and North Avenue in Chicago. The caller mentioned that the man had possible mental illness. Police later learned that the man being reported as missing had in fact been deceased for more than 20 years, and they believed the caller might be experiencing mental health problems.

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