Missing
Michael Bruce Gove
Gove, approximately 1988
Date and time person was reported missing : 09/05/1988
Missing location (approx) :
Orange County, California
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 08/03/1947 (74)
Age at the time of disappearance: 41 years old
Height / Weight : 5'9, 150 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A plaid shirt, blue jeans and white Reebok sneakers.
Medical conditions : Gove was addicted to cocaine at the time of his 1988 disappearance. He also smoked marijuana.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Gove may have a mustache. He wears contact lenses. Gove's nickname is Mike.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Gove was last seen at the Sunset Beach casino in Orange County, California on September 5, 1988. He disappeared under suspicious circumstances and has never been heard from again. His case remains unsolved and foul play is suspected.
Other information and links : ncy
Orange County Sheriff's Department
714-647-7000
September 2021 updates and sources
California Attorney General's Office
The Doe Network
October 12, 2004. October 20, 2005; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
