Missing
Bruce Allan Longley
Longley, approximately 1997
Date and time person was reported missing : 08/01/1997
Missing location (approx) :
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Missing classification : Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 08/31/1962 (58)
Age at the time of disappearance: 35 years old
Height / Weight : 5'8, 130 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Longley has tattoos.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Longley was last seen in the Zeigler Street area of Chattanooga, Tennessee sometime during August 1997. He was having personal problems and health problems at the time. He told his aunt that he was leaving and no one would ever see him again.
Longley may have lived in Rossville, Georgia after his disappearance, or he may have traveled to Atlanta, Georgia to seek employment. The circumstances in his case are unclear, but his family says it's uncharacteristic of him not to contact them.
Other information and links : ncy
Chattanooga Police Department
423-698-9793
September 2021 updates and sources
Chattanooga Police Department
The Chattanooga Times Free Press
WRCB-TV
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