AR AR - John Yates, 82, Yell County, 16 June 2003

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John R. Yates



Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: June 16, 2003
Location Last Seen: Yell County, Arkansas

Description:

• Date of Birth: August 04, 1920
• Age: 82 years old
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Height: 5' 9" (69 inches)
• Weight: 180 lbs
• Hair Color: Red/Auburn/Graying
• Eye Color: Blue
• Nickname/Alias: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
• Clothing & Personal Items: Unknown
• Identifiers: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Yates, a resident of Hot Springs, Arkansas, went to Yell County, Arkansas for a fishing trip on June 16, 2003. He was last seen at a convenience store in Rover, Arkansas where he had stopped prior to going fishing near Onyx, Arkansas. He has never been heard from again.

Yates' truck was found abandoned the next day on County Road #130 off State Highway 314 in Onyx. It was discovered at a location that he was very familiar with and was reported to have fished there frequently. He normally left his vehicle and traveled on foot to fish in the creek and river. An exhaustive search of the area yielded few clues to Yates' whereabouts.

Investigators:

• Yell County Sheriff's Office: (479) 495-4881
  Reference Case Number: Not available

NCIC Case Number: Not available
NamUs Case Number: MP10214
NCMEC Number: Not available

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
John R. Yates – The Charley Project
YCSO - Missing Persons

 

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Circumstances of Disappearance​

On June 16, 2003, John traveled from his home in Hot Springs to Yell County to go fishing. He was born in Southern Yell County and came back to hunt and fish in the Onyx area on several occasions and was familiar with the area.

John stopped at a convenient store in Hollis between 8 and 8:30 a.m. and made reference to heading toward Onyx.

On June 17, authorities found Yates' maroon Chevrolet S-10 pickup abandoned near County Road 130, located off State Highway 314 in Onyx, parked next to a stream. John would routinely leave his vehicle and travel by foot when fishing. There were no signs of a struggle near his truck. All that was found inside his locked vehicle was a gun he kept behind the seat.

Searches were conducted by the Game and Fish Commission, Mounted Patrol, search dogs, and police helicopters, but the extensive searches produced no clues to John's whereabouts.

There has been no financial activity since the day of his disappearance and authorities have not ruled out foul play.