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This is Eric's FB page : https://www.facebook.com/FindEricFranks/
And if anyone wants to see history associated with Eric's case, click about on the left side of the FB page. Eric's full story is there with links to his missing person's profile on different sites, news articles and podcasts. The same can be found on the profile and cover pics and most of the fliers. Eric's mom does a wonderful job running the page
Eric Lee Franks age 38 missing from Saginaw MI March 21, 2011. REWARD $1,000 CrimeStoppers 1-800-222-TIPS
(Updated 9/18/16)
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VITAL STATISTICS -
Age at Time of Disappearance: 38 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 6ft; 175 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: White male. Black hair; brown eyes.
Marks, Scars: Both ears pierced; Left big toe was partially cut off and there is no nail.
Dental - full dentures
DNA - profile in NamUs (link below)
Car - Bronze 2001 Chevrolet Malibu Sedan OHIO plate EMH4902 Expiration year 2012
CIRCUMSTANCES OF DISAPPEARANCE - Eric Franks has been missing for three years. If he is alive, Eric Franks would be 42 years old, but his family hasn't heard from him in more than three years. Reportedly last seen departing Miller's Motel driving a medium bronze four-door 2001 Chevy Malibu; Eric and his car simply vanished without a trace. That, right now, is the story of Eric Franks, who moved from Ohio to the Bridgeport MI area in late 2010. Eric lived at Miller's Motel in Bridgeport Township. He moved here to be close to his daughter and a former girlfriend. She told police in Ohio that she saw Franks on March 21, 2011, removing his belongings out of his motel room. The motel owner tells a different story about that day. He says he did not see Franks on the date of March 21, 2011. He just saw his girlfriend removing some items from his motel room.
Contact Det/Tpr Hilary House (MI State Police) Direct 989-495-5559
Case number 31-495-13
Michigan State Police Tri-City Post 2402 Salzburg Road Freeland; Michigan 48623
Crime Stoppers Anonymous tip line through the Michigan State Police/Tri-City Post 989-495-5557
NamUs MP # 17348
CUE Center
North American Missing Persons Network
The Charley Project
Project Jason - Missing Man: Eric Franks - MI - 3/21/2011
Eric on MIBSAR MI Backcountry Search & Rescue
PDF Flier direct link
MissingNMurdered BlogTalkRadio show
LostNMissing Video [video=youtu;0g11-7TzLTg]http://youtu.be/0g11-7TzLTg[/video]
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CURRENT FLIER - SHORT LINK
LONG LINK
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The Missing Voice Radio Blog Show out of Mackinaw City, MI; with Jody Newman and Meghan Whitfield on 5/23/2016 - one hour show with Eric's mom Jo link
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Already Gone Podcast - Episode 10: Eric Franks Missing in Michigan 7/1/2016 · 16 minutes - Eric Franks made a trip to Michigan to meet his daughter for the first time. Did he pay the price for wanting a relationship with his only child? Main page
Episode 10 - Eric Franks Missing in Michigan
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Witness in Mid-Michigan missing persons case dies - By Terry Camp - Posted: Wed 4:25 PM, Sep 14, 2016 - VIDEO AT LINK -
MID-MICHIGAN (WJRT) - (09/14/16) - There is new development in a Mid-Michigan missing persons case that dates back more than five years.....
The last person known to have seen Franks has now died, which could make it difficult to solve this murder mystery.
“A lot of the people that are involved, they moved to Florida, which makes it difficult for our investigation as well,” said Hilary House, of the Michigan State Police.
One of the those people who moved to Florida was Kendra Firmingham, who died late last month of cancer.
“Firmingham was the last person to see Eric Franks alive. She said she saw him leave Miller's Motel in one direction and she went the other. That was the last that anyone had ever seen him,” House said.
The motel owner who befriended Franks told police that Firmingham moved Franks' belongings out of the motel and Franks was not with her. Police believe Firmingham, Franks and Firmingham's husband were involved in a love triangle.
Franks and Kendra Firmingham had a daughter together.
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Search continues for man last seen 5 years ago - By Terry Camp - Posted: Tue 4:35 PM, Mar 22, 2016 - Updated: Tue 6:42 PM, Mar 22, 2016
BRIDGEPORT (WJRT) - (03/22/16) - This week marks the five year anniversary of the beginning of a Mid-Michigan mystery.
It was back on March 21, 2011, when a man was last seen at a Bridgeport motel.
Five police agencies have been involved in the investigation as the search for Eric Franks, and possibly his killer, continues.
Police are working on some new leads.
The disappearance of Franks has baffled investigators. It was always possible he could have disappeared on his own will, but his car also has never been found.
“This has been a very puzzling case for us,” said Michigan State Police detective Hilary House.
House is the latest investigator to try to solve the disappearance of Franks. The Ohio man moved to Saginaw County in 2010 after discovering he had a daughter who lived in the Bridgeport area.
“We suspect there may have been a love triangle going on,” House said.
A man who knew Franks has told police that he heard another man threaten to shoot Franks if he didn't stay away from the mother of Franks' daughter. The woman in that suspected love triangle told police she last saw Franks moving out of his Miller Motel room in Bridgeport Township, but the owner of the motel tells a different story.
He told police that Franks didn't move his belongings out of the motel. The mother of Franks' daughter moved his stuff out and Franks was not around.
“There are some witnesses, that their statements are not consistent with each other,” House said.
The woman has since moved to Florida and has been questioned by police.
“We have received newer information that we need to check on,” House said.
House would not elaborate on the new information.
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