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Charles Ashmore

A young man who mysteriously disappears without a trace.

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Also known as young Charles Ashmore

First appearance: Charles Ashmore's Trail

Charles Ashmore shows up with force in Mysterious Disappearances. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Young Charles Ashmore vanishes from his home, leaving footprints that abruptly stop in the snow.
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In Mysterious Disappearances: Young Charles Ashmore vanishes from his home, leaving footprints that abruptly stop in the snow. Later, in Charles Ashmore's Trail: The sixteen-year-old son who mysteriously disappears…

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