MO MO - Charles Bell, 34, Harrisburg, 15 Sept 2011

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Charles Dwayne Bell NamUs page The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Piercing Both ears

Tattoo Tattoos on both arms (see images)

Circumstances of Disappearance Charles Dwayne Bell, age 34, of Harrisburg, Mo. was reported missing to the Boone County Sheriff's Department September 18, 2011. He was last seen by friends in northern Boone County, Missouri, Sept. 15, 2011, on his red 2009 Ducati motorcycle bearing Missouri license BP4GU. He was last seen wearing jeans and a t-shirt. There has been no known contact with or sightings of Mr. Bell since September 15, 2011. An extensive investigation has been underway since September 18, but Mr. Bell's whereabouts remain unknown.

 

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Anniversary of disappearance.

 

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Sept 15, 2021

Missing Boone County man's family seeks answers 10 years later - ABC17NEWS

Wednesday marks 10 years since a Harrisburg man disappeared under suspicious circumstances.

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Wednesday marks 10 years since a Harrisburg man disappeared under suspicious circumstances.


Authorities have not found Charlie D. Bell's body, and his family says they still don't have answers to what happened.

Doris Boyce, Bell's mom, wakes up every day hoping and praying that her son will walk through her front door

" I really miss him, he's been gone a long time," Boyce said.

Bell was last seen on his motorcycle riding to Columbia and was reported missing after he didn't show up. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office considers his disappearance a homicide based on information from possible witnesses and the evidence investigators found.

Boyce said that although Boone County Sheriff's office attempted to solve the case, she is still not satisfied with the search for her missing son.

"I think they missed out on a lot of opportunities searching for him and going about the things that they did," Boyce said

In 2014, Jennifer Freeman took investigators to Bell's home on Route E in Boone County, where she said she witnessed someone shoot Bell in the garage. She admitted to cleaning up the blood left behind.

In Oct. 2015, Freeman pleaded guilty to evidence tampering. Judge Kevin Crane sentenced her to six years in prison.

Patrick Curl pleaded guilty in July to taking the license plate off Bell’s motorcycle. He received a three-year prison sentence for evidence tampering.


Although both Curl and Freeman have been convicted of charges related to Bell's case, no one has been convicted of alleged murder.

Bell's body has still not been found and Boyce is on a mission to find out what happened to her son on that day 10 years ago. "I think there's more possible leads out there…I really do. It just takes the right person to call in," Boyce said.

In 2016, his father, Charles E. Bell, filed a petition for a hearing to establish the presumption of death and apply for letters of administration. Five years after a person’s disappearance, an application can be filed for the letters of administration of the estate of “any person supposed to be dead,” court documents at the time revealed.

This would allow Charles E. Bell to execute his son's estate and care for his three daughters. Online court records indicated at the time that Charles D. Bell has not engaged in any financial transactions and has had no contact with family members or close friends. The request was granted.

At the time of Charles D. Bell's disappearance, Bell had approximately $1.2 million in both real and personal property.

Boyce said a $75,000 reward is being offered for anyone with information leading to a suspect in Bell's disappearance. She encourages anyone with information to call the Boone County Sheriff's Office.

 

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Charles Dwayne Bell Jr. – The Charley Project

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Bell, circa 2011; Two of Bell's tattoos; Bell's motorcycle; Slip-on Doctor Martens loafer

• Missing Since 09/15/2011
• Missing From Harrisburg, Missouri
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Date of Birth 07/20/1977 (47)
• Age 34 years old
• Height and Weight 6'2, 240 pounds
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• Clothing/Jewelry Description A red and black jacket, a red and black motorcycle helmet, size 34 Lucky jeans, a black backpack, brown slip-on Doctor Martens loafers, square diamond earrings, and possibly a hooded sweatshirt and a size 2XL black t-shirt. A photo of the shoes are posted with this case summary.
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• Medical Conditions For unspecified reasons, authorities believe Bell could be a danger to himself or others. Caution is advised when approaching him.
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Bell's nickname is Charlie. He has a goatee and piercings in both ears. He has tattoos, including an eye on the back of his head and neck and a snake on his left bicep. Pictures of the tattoos are posted with this case summary.

Details of Disappearance​

Bell was last seen at the intersection of Dripping Springs Road and Red Rock Road at at Dripping Springs and Red Rock Roads outside Harrisburg, Missouri on September 15, 2011. He was driving his red 2009 Ducati motorcycle with the Missouri license plate number BP4GU at the time; a photo of the motorcycle is posted with this case summary.

Bell's cellular phone pinged off a tower at Route J and Interstate 70 at 1:09 p.m. that day, and he may have made it Columbia, Missouri. Bell had made plans to meet some friends to go hunting, an activity he enjoyed, but he never showed up and has never been heard from again. He was reported missing on September 18, three days after he was last seen.

In July 2014, Jennifer R. Freeman and Patrick R. Curl were charged with hindering prosecution and evidence tampering in connection with Bell's disappearance. They told authorities he had been shot to death and they had helped clean up the crime scene and dispose of the body.

No one has been charged in Bell's presumed death. Investigators believe he was killed at his home. Both Curl and Freeman pleaded guilty and were sentenced to three and six years in prison, respectively.

In 2016, on the fifth anniversary of his disappearance, Bell's father filed a petition to have him declared legally dead. Bell was worth $1.2 million at the time of his disappearance, and if his father can be appointed administrator of his estate, he plans to set up a trust fund for Bell's three daughters.

Bell's loved ones stated his behavior changed shortly before his disappearance. He worked as a self-employed construction laborer, and before his disappearance he had pre-paid a lumber company $75,000 for construction supplies. He had also loaned hundreds of thousands of dollars to other people. His case is being treated as a homicide.