Missing
Curtis Allen Sr.
Allen, approximately 1997
Date and time person was reported missing : 11/20/1997
Missing location (approx) :
Emporia, Virginia
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
Black
Age at the time of disappearance: 45 years old
Height / Weight : 5'2, 160 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A brown flannel shirt and blue jeans.
Medical conditions : Allen suffers from epilepsy. He is classified as disabled and needs medication.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Allen may go his initials, C.A.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Allen was last seen at the Zipmart on Main Street in Emporia, Virginia between 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. on November 20, 1997. He was walking to his home on West End Boulevard when someone offered him a ride and he got into their vehicle. He has never been heard from again, and since his disappearance he hasn't cashed any of his Social Security disability checks. He was on disability due to an injury he sustained while working a construction job.
Allen is a former Marine and left behind three children. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Emporia Police Department
434-634-2121
September 2021 updates and sources
Virginia State Police
The Emporia Independent-Messenger
October 12, 2004. August 26, 2016; .
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
