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Found Dead After Two Years: Western Mass Man Disappeared in 2021 Found Dead After Two Years: Western Mass Man Disappeared in 2021
Found Dead After Two Years: Western Mass Man Disappeared in 2021 A 63-year-old man who disappeared in Hampden County two years ago was found dead last week.  Gary Belder, of Springfield, was found on Memorial Drive in Chicopee on March 23, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office said. Police do not believe he met with foul play. Belder told friends he planned to go to Smiley's on Boston Road in Springfield on July 5, 2021, but never returned. Police have fielded dozens of calls about the potential whereabouts since then, but none panned out until someone stumbled across remains.  Officials did not release his cause of death, but the…

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by Josh Lanier
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Police In Western Mass Ask For Help Locating Missing Man Police In Western Mass Ask For Help Locating Missing Man
Police In Western Mass Ask For Help Locating Missing Man Police in Western Massachusetts are asking the public for help locating a man who is missing. The Springfield Police Department is seeking help to locate 62-year-old Gary Belder.  Belder left his home on Monday, July 5, and was believed to have been going to Smiley’s at 477 Boston Road, but he never returned.  He has been reported missing before, but never for this long, police said. Belder is described as being approximately 6-foot-1, 200 pounds. He walks with a cane and is possibly in the South End or Johnny Appleseed Park, said police. If you see or have seen Belder pl…

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by Kathy Reakes