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Herman J. Caldwell, Jr.
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: March 03, 1982
Location Last Seen: Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
Description:
- Date of Birth: July 22, 1949
- Age: 32
- Race: Black/African American
- Gender: Male
- Height: 5' 5" - 5' 8" (65 - 68 inches)
- Weight: 140 - 150 lbs
- Hair Color: Black/Possible mustache
- Eye Color: Brown
- Nickname/Alias: Unknown
- Distinguishing Marks/Features: 1/2 inch scar on the base of neck.
- Clothing & Personal Items: A blue flowered shirt, black pants, black shoes, and unspecified jewelry.
- Additional Personal Items: 1972 black and gray Pontiac Grand Prix with South Carolina license plate number GOK 105 and VIN number 2K57TA195320.
- Identifiers: Unknown
Caldwell was last seen by his mother in Columbia, South Carolina on March 3, 1982. He withdrew $500 from his bank account that day; this was the last activity on the account. He was driving a black and gray 1972 Pontiac Grand Prix and may have been en route to Charleston, South Carolina. He has never been heard from again and his vehicle has never been recovered.
In 1978, four years before his disappearance, Caldwell was robbed and beaten by three men in the 2300 block of Gervais Street. He was able to identify one of his assailants as Leroy Nolan, also known as Tony Shelton, and a year later, Nolan was arrested for the assault. Nolan was released from jail in October 1982. Just before his disappearance, Caldwell told his father he was being threatened by Nolan.
In 2004, Nolan and two other men were charged murder and kidnapping in connection with a double homicide that happened in 1978. They allegedly killed a woman and her two-year-old son on the same day Caldwell was attacked.
Authorities hoped to learn more information about Caldwell's disappearance following Nolan's arrest, but they were unable to learn anything, and Nolan died in 2010.
Foul play is suspected in Caldwell's case, and his whereabouts remain unknown.
Investigators:
- Richland County Sheriff's Office: (803) 576-3462; (803) 518-0957
Reference Case#: 0604816512
NCIC Case Number: Not available
Herman J. Caldwell Jr. – The Charley Project
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
