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Robert Hourihan
Status: MISSING
City: Palmyra
State: Virginia
County: Fluvanna County
Date of birth: January 10, 1978
Date of death: April 8, 2011
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian/White
Cause of death: Unknown
Anniversary month: April
LEA: Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office
Case Description
On the morning of April 8, 2011, 33-year-old Robert Lee Hourihan left his home in Palmyra, Virginia, to go to work. That afternoon, after he failed to come home, his wife reported him missing to the Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office. He was last seen around 8 a.m. at the EW Thomas Grocery store in Palmyra, Virginia. Weeks passed before the vehicle he was driving, a white 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier, was discovered abandoned in a Target parking lot in La Plata, Maryland, over 100 miles away. Robert's disappearance remains unsolved, and his family continues to seek answers and raise awareness for his case.
Anyone with information concerning Robert Hourihan's disappearance is asked to call the Fluvanna County Sheriff's Office at (434) 589-8211. To remain anonymous and possibly be eligible for a reward, call Jefferson Area Crime Stoppers at (434) 977-4000 or Crime Stoppers USA at 1 (800) 222-8477.
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