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Approximate last contact August 1973From the cited official record

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The reviewed NamUs record supports approximate last contact in August 1973 for Leonore Ruth Michel. The record identifies San Diego County Sheriff's Department as an investigating agency and lists case number 16111684.

Date label: Approximate last contact August 1973. The record-specific date context qualifies the timing, so this guide uses approximate August 1973 and selects no exact calendar day.

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Approximate last contact August 1973. The record-specific date context qualifies the timing, so this guide uses approximate August 1973 and selects no exact calendar day.

Investigating agency

San Diego County Sheriff's Department. This is an investigating-agency field, not a last-seen location or a claim of case ownership.

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NamUs Missing Persons. Official NamUs record checked October 20, 2026.

How to match this record: Open the official NamUs reader and compare Leonore Ruth Michel, MP32999, the approximate last-contact month, Investigating agency San Diego County Sheriff's Department, and case number 16111684. The linked public API record is retained as separate field provenance.

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NamUs Missing Persons

Official NamUs record checked October 20, 2026.

The official record supports the displayed identity, date label, investigating agency, and case number. This guide does not establish a last-seen location, current status, outcome, or case ownership.

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Dataset provenance: official structured data captured 2026-10-20.

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