FL FL - Patrick “Ackles”, 6, Miami, 1972

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Real Name: Patrick Ackles
Nicknames: No known nicknames
Location: Miami, Florida
Date: 1972

Occupation: Unrevealed
Date of Birth: 1966 (approx.)
Height: Unrevealed
Weight: Unrevealed
Marital Status: Single
Characteristics: White male with brown hair

Details: In 1972, six-year-old Patrick Ackles disappeared while playing in his front yard in Miami, Florida. Nineteen years later, his mother is still searching for him. His is noted as the oldest missing child case on record in the state of Florida.
Suspects: Patrick was allegedly abducted by a family member.

Extra Notes:

• This case first aired on the November 20, 1991 episode as part of a “Lost Loves” roll call, along with Ellie Taylor and Fred Gardner. The roll call was featured after an update on The Mother of Carla Downing. Patrick's case was updated on the February 9, 1996 episode.
• It was excluded from the FilmRise release of the Robert Stack episodes.
• The spelling of Patrick's last name is in doubt.
• Patrick is not listed on any missing persons website.
• According to a family member, a condition of the show was not to comment on the identity of Patrick’s alleged abductor (who was another family member).

Results: Unsolved - A man was watching the broadcast and called the telecenter. He explained that he believed he was Patrick. However, he hung up during the call. His wife convinced him to call again. He and his wife have two children. They were later reunited with Patrick’s mother and other family members. The mother said that when she looked into his eyes, she knew that he was her son.
The man said that he thought he was an illegal immigrant and was afraid of being deported. However, when he discovered that he was Patrick, everything was okay because Patrick is a U.S. citizen.
According to a family member, the man was later asked to take a DNA test, but he refused. In the middle of the night, he and his family took off. He was later arrested and found to have a lengthy criminal record. According to the family member, this man was not Patrick, and the real Patrick remains missing.

Link: Patrick Ackles