Missing
Willie Manuel Tobias
Tobias, approximately 1993
Date and time person was reported missing : 07/24/1993
Missing location (approx) :
McComb, Mississippi
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
Black
DOB : 06/10/1932 (89)
Age at the time of disappearance: 61 years old
Height / Weight : 6'2, 160 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Tobias may have a mustache, beard or a goatee. He has a surgical scar on his abdomen and a scar on his chest.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Tobias was last seen in McComb, Mississippi on July 24, 1993. He was planning to travel to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to attend a family member's funeral at the time of his disappearance. Tobias was driving a dark blue 1987 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck with temporary license plates. He never arrived at his destination and has never been heard from again.
Tobias has not collected any of his Social Security benefit checks since July 1993. He may have been involved in drug activity at the time of his disappearance. His case remains unsolved.
Texas and Louisiana investigators are handling Tobias's case.
Other information and links : ncy
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana Sheriff's Office
504-364-5300
Texas Department of Public Safety
800-346-3243
September 2021 updates and sources
Texas Department of Public Safety
The Doe Network
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Louisiana Repository for Unidentified & Missing People
October 12, 2004. May 2, 2016; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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