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81-Year-Old Newlywed Disappears

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(July 31) - An 81-year-old man who recently married his childhood sweetheart is missing, police said.
Robert "Bob" Merle Harrod of Placentia, Calif., was last seen at his home on Monday. He has slight dementia, his daughter said.
Harrod proposed to Fontelle Heeter in 1950 but their relationship ended after he went off to serve with the Marines in the Korean War.
Both married others, had children, and were widowed. Recently Fontelle's daughter -- who had heard stories of her mother's first love -- tracked down Harrod's phone number and a reunion was arranged. The couple married in Orange County on June 29.
Fontelle returned to her Kansas City home to pack up her belongings and bring her dog to her new husband's Placentia home, the Contra Costa Times reported. When she arrived on Wednesday, he was nowhere to be found.
Police were checking telephone records, possible credit card charges and other evidence for possible clues as to where Harrod might have gone.
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NurseMGoodbody

07:05 PMJul 31 2009

Oh, no ! I just heard on the news that Michael Jackson died !

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Paulhawkins7

07:04 PMJul 31 2009

SARAH PALIN 2012 - WHY IS OBAMA THE FRAUD NOT IN JAIL? Obama is now under investigation after the courts ordered Occidental College to release Obama's school records from there. Guess what? Obama registered and went to school there as a citizen of INDONESIA. Furthermore, Obama applied for and received a foreign grant as a citizen of INDONESIA. Now the Supreme court (after 17 law suits) has ordered that Obama's campaign be investigated for illegally paying 17 lawyers to block all access to Obama's school records along with anything pertaining to Obama's "SUPPOSED" Birth Certificate. Where is Obama's "supposed" Certificate of Birth? Why has Obama been showing a 2001 laser copy edition that has been proven to be doctored as proof instead of an actual legal 'Certificate of Birth" Obama said he had the real one in a safe, but we have yet to see it.

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NurseMGoodbody

07:03 PMJul 31 2009

Maybe he died, and they propped him up in the corner and are still collecting his Social Security. That's what I'm going to do when my husband dies. And by the time they find out, I'll be either dead, or senile.LOL !

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ZaeBo4

07:00 PMJul 31 2009

Paulhawkins7 You posted that crap on other message-board. It's a lie. And like a poster said on the other board. "Go hunt Bigfoot." You idiot!!!!!

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Camsurv

06:57 PMJul 31 2009

Camsurv06:53 PMJul 31 2009Paulhawkins706:50 PMJul 31 2009SARAH PALIN 2012 - WHY IS OBAMA THE FRAUD NOT IN JAIL?@@@He's not in jail because he is the Legitimate President of this country. Palin is a confused ****. I suspect strongly that you share that characteristic with Ms. Palin. In case you hadn't noticed, this story and blog are not about that. Take your ignorant remarks elsewhere.@@@THE WORD IS T W A T>

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ZaeBo4

06:54 PMJul 31 2009

Paulhawkins7 06:50 PMJul 31 2009 SARAH PALIN 2012 - WHY IS OBAMA THE FRAUD NOT IN JAIL? Obama is now under investigation after the courts ordered Occidental College to release Obama's school records from there. Guess what? Obama registered and went to school there as a citizen of INDONESIA. Furthermore, Obama applied for and received a foreign grant as a citizen of INDONESIA. Now the Supreme court (after 17 law suits) has ordered that Obama's campaign be investigated for illegally paying 17 lawyers to block all access to Obama's school records along with anything pertaining to Obama's "SUPPOSED" Birth Certificate. Where is Obama's "supposed" Certificate of Birth? Why has Obama been showing a 2001 laser copy edition that has been proven to be doctored as proof instead of an actual legal 'Certificate of Birth" Obama said he had the real one in a safe, but we have yet to see it. ...

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Camsurv

06:53 PMJul 31 2009

Paulhawkins706:50 PMJul 31 2009SARAH PALIN 2012 - WHY IS OBAMA THE FRAUD NOT IN JAIL?@@@He's not in jail because he is the Legitimate President of this country. Palin is a confused ****. I suspect strongly that you share that characteristic with Ms. Palin. In case you hadn't noticed, this story and blog are not about that. Take your ignorant remarks elsewhere.

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Jjpalazzini

06:52 PMJul 31 2009

The honeymoon is over, you might say.

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LadyWrenna

06:52 PMJul 31 2009

The new bride's daughter should be investigated. She could have set the whole thing up. Now Mother inherits stepfathers estate, and somehow ( sooner or later) daughter gets the assets from her mother. Remember, the daughter " reunited" the sweethearts. It sounds like a bad movie plot.

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Camsurv

06:50 PMJul 31 2009

something is very wrong...it is so sad. It seems destiny has it in for them, they will never be requited. Fate is a beotch.

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