Missing
Alan Wayne Soper
Soper, approximately 1974; Age at the time of disappearance: -progressions to an unknown Age at the time of disappearance:
Date and time person was reported missing : 06/07/1974
Missing location (approx) :
Sacramento, California
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 04/27/1952 (69)
Age at the time of disappearance: 22 years old
Height / Weight : 5'11, 160 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Soper has a scar on his wrist, a dimple in his left cheek, some freckles, and a cleft in his chin. He had a deviated septum which was surgically repaired. His shoe size is 10B.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Soper last contacted his family on June 7, 1974. He said he was in Sacramento, California at the time. Following his graduation from college, he had been traveling around the country with truck drivers, offering to help load and unload cargo in exchange for rides. He has never been heard from again.
On June 8, 1977, three years later, Soper's clothing and wallet were found in Needles, California. Few details are available in his case, but foul play is suspected. Tulsa, Oklahoma police are assisting the investigation.
Other information and links : ncy
Sacramento Department of Justice
916-227-3290
Tulsa Police Department
918-596-9122
September 2021 updates and sources
California Attorney General's Office
The Doe Network
Tulsa Police Department
The Tulsa World
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5 October 12, 2004. February 19, 2019; Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: and Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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