TX TX - Nicholas Barclay, 13, San Antonio, 13 June 1994

[Noirdame79]

Hmm, this makes sense, not just because it was confirmed that CPS was notified by school authorities of Nicholas possibly being an abused child, but it also could explain why Nicholas was small for his age (4'8, 80 pounds). I'm not sure if I believe that his sister knows what happened, but I think his mother found out at some point.


It's interesting that other than Kevin Hendricks, who was interviewed for The Imposter (2012) none of Nicholas's friends have been interviewed, especially considering he was supposedly playing basketball with his friends on the day he went missing. This could be chalked up to shoddy police work, especially since Nicholas had supposedly run away previously, and the fact that he wasn't reported missing for three days. The lack of information is very frustrating, especially given that his disappearance wasn't reported in the news. His friends could give information about Nicholas's personality and his home life, and provide confirmation about many of the things that have been said or reported about him. Hendricks did say that Nicholas and his mother seemed close before Jason moved in, and then the household changed and that Jason's presence may have pushed Beverly (who had battled a heroin addiction most of her adult life) into using drugs. "When this guy [Jason] moved in, he was bum, he was a drug addict, and he only cared about himself."

By the way, Jason had burn scars on his arms, due to an accident that happened when he was 13, involving a cigarette he was smoking and lawnmower fuel. The fact that Jason was smoking at 13 is further proof that Beverly was not a good parent. The burns left him very insecure, and along with predisposition, was probably one of the reasons he turned to drugs. I don't think Nicholas had much of a chance, growing up in a household surrounded by drugs and violence.

 

[Noirdame79]

I still look up this case to see if there's any new info. Sadly, there is nothing as of this writing. Thinking of you, Nicholas. I hope they find you.

 

[iluvmua]

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I still look up this case to see if there's any new info. Sadly, there is nothing as of this writing. Thinking of you, Nicholas. I hope they find you.

I definitely think that his mother knows what happened to him but since his half brother died of an overdose I don't think we will ever find out what happened.

 

[no greed]

The house on 14111 Swallow Drive, where Nicholas lived with his mother Beverly, and later his brother Jason. This photo was from when the house was for sale in 2009; it is currently occupied.

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Fort Sam Houston. This is where Nicholas was supposedly playing basketball (this was mentioned during a news story when Fredric Bourdin was pretending to be Nicholas, and the female reporter was at one point standing in this area. Did that information come from Beverly or Boudin?).

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If Nicholas did go out to play basketball on the day of his disappearance (which was on June 10; his mother didn't report him missing until the 13th), I'm guessing it was on an outdoor court, probably on school grounds.

I used to live and work in San Antonio. I am confused by the statements that Nicholas was playing basketball at Ft Sam Houston. My mother worked at Ft Sam Houston. She lived within a mile of his home on Swallow Dr. It was about a 30 minute commute by auto between home and work. Why would he be so far from home for basketball? Public transportation between the two areas would be difficult and involve bus transfers. There is a public park and court near his home within walking distance that I used to play at during the 80’s. I am not saying Fort Sam did not have outdoor courts in the 90’s, but the only one I ever played at was a gymnasium. It was open to the public at times. Shaq went to HS at Fort Sam and played pick up ball there occasionally I was told. Just seems very odd he would have been that far from home as a 13 year old. Definitely not close to his hood or school friends. San Antonio did have a lot of gang violence in the early 90’s. The area he lived in was a stable middle class area with a good school district. Even those areas were being impacted by the gangs in 1994. Major reason why we moved away in 1992. I did not want my children of 9 and 7 being exposed to the peer pressure of gangs.