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Missing Anthony Ross Allen 
Anthony, approximately 1978; Age at the time of disappearance: -progression to Age at the time of disappearance: 56 (approximately 2018) Date reported missing : 10/01/1978 Missing location (approx) : Fort Smith, Arkansas Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : White DOB : 02/07/1962 (59) Age at the time of disappearance: 16 years old Height / Weight : 6'1 - 6'2, 135 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A western-style shirt and Levi's jeans. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Anthony's nickname is Tony. He wore a shoe size 10 1/2 or 11 and a pants size 28x34 or 28x35 in 1978. He has a small mole under his left eye near his nose, a cyst on his calf, and water on his knee. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Anthony was a sophomore at Southside High School when he was last seen in October of 1978. He left his mother's Fort Smith, Arkansas home to go live with friends in Cedarville, Arkansas. According to his friends, about three months later Anthony and a friend went to the friend's uncle's home in Hartshorne or McAlester, Oklahoma. When the uncle found out the police were looking for the boys, he asked them to leave. Anthony and his friend then moved in with another man in the area, who had a reputation for sheltering transients and runaways. Police stopped by the man's home about an unrelated matter, but Anthony thought they had come to pick him up so he ran away. Police were later unable to confirm that Anthony had ever been in Oklahoma, however. He may have traveled back to Fort Smith again sometime afterwards. He has never been heard from again. His loved ones have not heard from him since 1978. Anthony's case was originally classified as a runaway, as he was a very independent teenAge at the time of disappearance: r and had a history of periodically dropping out of sight. However, he has never been gone for very long and had always stayed in touch with his family before. They have not heard from him since 1978. In 1980, the Fort Smith Police Department re-classified his case as a missing person case. Now, foul play is suspected in Anthony's disappearance. Other information and links : ncy Fort Smith Police Department 479-709-5129 479-709-5100 September 2021 updates and sources The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children The Doe Network North American Missing Persons Network The Times Record Texas Department of Public Safety A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece. Updated 8 times since October 12, 2004. December 1, 2018; Age at the time of disappearance: -progression updated. |