MI MI - Lindall Benedict, 38, Lansing, 16 Dec 1980

[Atombudd]

Lindall Ray Benedict

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Benedict, circa 1961(approximate age nineteen; more recent photos are unavailable)

• Missing Since 12/16/1980
• Missing From Lansing, Michigan
• Classification Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Age 38 years old
• Height and Weight 5'9, 135 pounds
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Benedict has a scar on the top of his head and several pockmarks and scars on his back from boils.

Details of Disappearance
Benedict was last seen in Lansing, Michigan on December 16, 1980. He has never been heard from again. He may have traveled to Detroit, Michigan or Reno, Nevada after his disappearance. Few details are available in his case. Lindall Ray Benedict – The Charley Project

 

[Pennysmom1]

Lindall Ray Benedict - Michigan Missing Person Directory

Details and Pictures of Lindall Ray Benedict, Missing since December 1980

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Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180 lbs
Hair Color: Brown, short
Facial Hair: Clean shaven
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Butch Benedict; Lyle Palmer
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Scar on top of head; scars on back due to poc mars and boils

 

[JSolt1210]

I found this newspaper article about his wedding in 1965 when he would’ve been 23 years old. It contains his address with his wife, though I’m not sure if this is where he still lived when he disappeared 15 years later.

 

[Atombudd]

I found this newspaper article about his wedding in 1965 when he would’ve been 23 years old. It contains his address with his wife, though I’m not sure if this is where he still lived when he disappeared 15 years later.

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Good find! I wish I knew the story here. I wonder if they ever divorced or if he went missing when they were still married. Unfortunate that there is not a picture of him around the time he disappeared. His missing persons picture is his high school yearbook photo, 20 years before he went missing and 5 years before his marriage. Paula passed away in 2019. She was not going by her married name by then. Paula Jane VanDerzee | Estes Leadley Funeral Homes . I tried to see if any other people named in the article were still alive but sadly the ones I could find had passed. I couldn't find anything on Paula's sister Yvonne. I wish someone could provide more information to this mystery. His Namus page says Lyle Palmer is a nickname/alias. The Doe Network says that DNA is available. He has 14 exclusions.

 

[Pennysmom1]

Still missing

Missing Person / NamUs #MP10691

View NamUs missing person case MP10691 for Lindall Ray Benedict missing from Lansing, Michigan. Date of last contact: Dec 16, 1980. NCMEC case number: --.

namus.nij.ojp.gov

Scar/mark
Scar on top of head, scars on back due to poc marks and boils.

4442DMMI - Lindall Ray Benedict

Identifiers​

Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available