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Matthew Wade Crocker










Missing Person Case September 2021



Missing Person Case September 2021



Missing Person Case September 2021


Matthew, approximately 1983; Age at the time of disappearance: -progression to 38 years (approximately 2021); Sketch of abductor




Date reported missing : 06/09/1983

Missing location (approx) :
Van Buren, Arkansas
Missing classification : Non-Family Abduction
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White


DOB : 02/12/1983 (38)
Age at the time of disappearance: 3 months old
Height / Weight : 2'5, 15 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Matthew had pectus excavatum (a concave chest) at the time of his disappearance.





Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Matthew's mother met a woman in 1983 who called herself Kathy Johnson. She was a worker at a rodeo that had stopped in Fort Smith, Arkansas. A friend of Matthew's family met her and introduced her to Matthew's mother. The baby's father was in jail at the time, and Matthew's mother needed help with child care, so she asked Johnson to stay in her Van Buren, Arkansas home for a week to watch her three children.
There was a party at Matthew's home on the night of June 9, 1983, and alcohol was served. When Matthew's mother woke up in the morning, he and Johnson were both gone and the family car, a 1973 Chevrolet Vega, was also missing. Three other children were left at the trailer, including Matthew's one-year-old sister, who shared a crib with him.
The stolen Chevrolet was found abandoned at a rest stop near Sallisaw, Oklahoma the next day. Neither Matthew nor his abductor has ever been seen again.
Johnson had told Matthew's mother she was twenty-six years old. She also said she had lost two children shortly after they were born; she said her children, had they lived, would have been nine and six years old by 1983. She may also use the first name Judy.
A composite sketch of the abductor is posted with this case summary. She's described as Caucasian and about 5'4, with blonde hair. She had a chipped or decayed front tooth, a six- to seven-inch scar on her shoulder blade, and a puncture scar six to eight inches above her right knee. She had the following tattoos: a green and yellow star or sunburst on the left side of her chest, a unicorn on her upper left arm, and the name "Kathy" with a ribbon above it on her upper right arm.
Matthew and his abductor may have traveled through Utah to California after Matthew's abduction. Authorities believe the abductor may have taken Matthew to raise him as her son. They think he's probably still alive and doesn't know his true identity.


Other information and links : ncy

Van Buren Police Department
479-474-1234



September 2021 updates and sources

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
KFSM KXNW
The Spectrum
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel
The Springfield Leader and Press
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People Magazine




Updated 8 times since October 12, 2004. April 29, 2021; Age at the time of disappearance: -progression updated.