Missing
Christopher Joseph Grindey
Grindey, approximately 1996
Date and time person was reported missing : 01/02/1996
Missing location (approx) :
Palm Desert, California
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 10/14/1951 (69)
Age at the time of disappearance: 44 years old
Height / Weight : 5'9, 200 pounds
Medical conditions : Grindey suffers from schizophrenia; however, he was not taking any medication or under a doctor's care at the time of his disappearance.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Grindey's nickname is Chris. He has a physical impairment that causes his left hand to curl and his left foot to drag.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Grindey was last seen by his landlord in the 42900 block of Connecticut in Palm Desert, California sometime between January 2 and January 4, 1996. He has never been heard from again. His landlord reported him missing on January 11. Few details are available in Grindey's case.
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Riverside County Sheriff's Department
909-955-2450
September 2021 updates and sources
California Attorney General's Office
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Riverside County Sheriff's Department
October 12, 2004. February 25, 2016; date of disappearance corrected, Medical conditions : added, Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: and Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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