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Michael Lee Watkins
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Date of Last Contact: November 06, 1998
Missing From: Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
Location Last Seen: Tijuana, Mexico
Description:
Watkins voluntarily left Lincoln, Nebraska sometime in early November 1998. He was en route to Bakersfield, California to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with his daughter. The police pulled him over on a routine traffic stop in Signal Hill, California on November 16, and again a week later in nearby Cypress. He wasn't considered missing at the time.
Watkins never arrived in Bakersfield. In December 1998, he was arrested in Tijuana, Mexico. He was released from jail on December 23; this is the last indication of his whereabouts. His vehicle was found abandoned in Tijuana, but Watkins was never located.
His wife reported reported him missing in 2002. Nebraska police are investigating his case.
Investigators:
NamUs Case Number: MP3027
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Michael Lee Watkins – The Charley Project
Michael Watkins: Gone for nearly 20 years, but not forgotten
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Date of Last Contact: November 06, 1998
Missing From: Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
Location Last Seen: Tijuana, Mexico
Description:
- Date of Birth: circa 1949
- Age: 49 years old
- Race: White/Caucasian
- Gender: Male
- Height: 5' 8" (68 inches)
- Weight: 150 lbs
- Hair Color: Brown
- Eye Color: Right eye is blue; Left eye is green.
- Nickname/Alias: Nicknames: Michael Lee Hamilton; Michael Lee Walkins
- Distinguishing Marks/Features: Tattoo of a marijuana plant on left arm at the shoulder. Unspecified tattoo on left arm.
- Clothing & Personal Items: Unknown
- Identifiers: Unknown
- Other: Watkins is classified as disabled for unspecified reasons.
Watkins voluntarily left Lincoln, Nebraska sometime in early November 1998. He was en route to Bakersfield, California to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with his daughter. The police pulled him over on a routine traffic stop in Signal Hill, California on November 16, and again a week later in nearby Cypress. He wasn't considered missing at the time.
Watkins never arrived in Bakersfield. In December 1998, he was arrested in Tijuana, Mexico. He was released from jail on December 23; this is the last indication of his whereabouts. His vehicle was found abandoned in Tijuana, but Watkins was never located.
His wife reported reported him missing in 2002. Nebraska police are investigating his case.
Investigators:
- Lincoln Police Department: (402) 441-6944; (402) 441-6000
Reference Case#: A2-113278
NamUs Case Number: MP3027
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Michael Lee Watkins – The Charley Project
Michael Watkins: Gone for nearly 20 years, but not forgotten
