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Matthew David Pendergrast
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Matthew David Pendergrast

9,460 Days Without Answers

Age at Disappearance
23
Last Seen
December 1, 2000
Location
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
Investigating Agency
Arkansas State Police
Agency Phone
(800) 553-3820
Height
66 in
Weight
110 lbs
Hair
Brown
Eyes
Blue

Circumstances

Pendergrast, a Rhodes College student two weeks from graduation, was last seen leaving his residence in Memphis, Tennessee between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m. on December 1, 2000, driving his navy blue 1998 Toyota 4Runner with Georgia license plate 934-PT to a class four blocks away. He never arrived. His SUV was discovered abandoned that afternoon on a private dirt road off south Kerr Road in Lonoke County, Arkansas, near Bayou Meta. He has facial dimples and uses the nicknames Matt and Mateo. His case remains unsolved.

Case file last verified October 16, 2026 against the official sources cited above.

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Sex
Male
Race
White / Caucasian

Sources: Charley Project · FBI

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