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Missing John Smith South Jr. 
South, approximately 1998 Date reported missing : 12/18/1998 Missing location (approx) : Mountain City, Tennessee Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : White Age at the time of disappearance: 54 years old Height / Weight : 6'0, 210 pounds Medical conditions : South suffers from health problems due to exposure to Age at the time of disappearance: nt Orange in Vietnam. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown/green eyes. South's nickname is Junior. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : South was last seen in Mountain City, Tennessee on December 18, 1998. His daughters and granddaughter had plans to visit him that day and help him put up his Christmas tree, but when they arrived, South's car wasn't in the driveway and the house was deserted. The doors were unlocked, as they usually were, and the wood stove, the only source of heat in the house, was cold. His daughters learned that South had gone to work that day, then gone home, where he left his tool belt. He drove his car, a white 1985 or 1989 Subaru Justy hatchback with a cracked left taillight and the Tennessee license plate number 292-EJW, to the bar and was seen by several friends there. No one is sure when he left the bar and he apparently never arrived home. He has never been heard from again. South's vehicle has never been recovered. He is missing under suspicious circumstances and foul play is suspected in his case. He is a Vietnam War veteran. His case remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Johnson County Sheriff's Department 423-727-7761 September 2021 updates and sources The Doe Network The Mountain City Tomahawk 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. NBC News October 12, 2004. January 6, 2019; picture and Medical conditions : added, Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated. |