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Missing John Wade Wagner 
John, approximately 1968; Age at the time of disappearance: -progression to Age at the time of disappearance: 64 (approximately 2015) Date reported missing : 02/17/1968 Missing location (approx) : Monroe City, Missouri Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : White DOB : 06/27/1951 (70) Age at the time of disappearance: 16 years old Height / Weight : 5'9, 130 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A tan and orange plaid shirt, tan jeans and brown dress shoes. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. John has a scar on his abdomen, shaped like a tic tac toe. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : John was last seen dropping his younger brother off at a school dance in Monroe City, Missouri at approximately 8:00 p.m. on February 17, 1968. He never picked up his brother after the dance and has never been heard from again. The next day, John's truck was found abandoned in an alley off of Main Street in Monroe City. His keys, coat and gloves were inside it. There were rumors after John's disappearance that he was killed in an altercation with a local boy, possibly a fight over a girl. John supposedly fell and hit his head during the fight, and his body was disposed of, possibly by being burned or fed to to hogs. The stories have not been confirmed, however. John's mother and brother are now deceased, but his father and sister are alive and hope for resolution in his case. His family has had a tombstone made for him; it sits in Palmyra Cemetery. His disappearance remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Marion County Sheriff's Office 573-769-2077 September 2021 updates and sources The Doe Network KHQA 7 Unsolved in the News The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Updated 6 times since October 12, 2004. February 20, 2020; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated. |