VA VA - Robert Preston Hall, 18, Arlington, Jan 14, 1976

[Murkywaters]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Missing from home without explanation. Driving a 1960 Ford Mustang Green in color VA Tag HAW-198.

 

[Murkywaters]

Demographics
Missing Age: 18 Years
Current Age: 63 Years
First Name: Robert
Middle Name: Preston
Last Name: Hall
Nickname/Alias--
Sex: Male
Height: 6' 4" (76 Inches)
Weight: 235 lbs
Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian

Circumstances
Date of Last Contact: January 14, 1976
NamUs Case Created: January 12, 2016
Last Known Location Map
Location: Arlington, Virginia 22203
County: Arlington County
Missing From Tribal Land--
Primary Residence on Tribal Land--
Circumstances of Disappearance: Missing from home without explanation. Driving a 1960 Ford Mustang Green in color VA Tag HAW-198.

Physical Description
Hair Color: Brown
Left Eye Color: Brown
Right Eye Color: Brown

Distinctive Physical Features
No Known Information

Clothing and Accessories
Clothing: Brown corduroy jacket and blue jeans.

Transportation
1960 Ford Mustang
Style: Sedan
Color: Green
State: Virginia
License Plate: HAW198
Expiration Year: 1976
Comments: 2D SEDAN

Investigating Agencies
Arlington County Police Department
Rosa Ortiz, Cold Case Detective (703) 558-2222
Agency Case Number: 760115124

 

[Ajaygee11]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Missing from home without explanation. Driving a 1960 Ford Mustang Green in color VA Tag HAW-198.

Mustangs were not released until 1964

 

[jgfitzge]

Mustangs were not released until 1964

you beat me to this!

 

[Ajaygee11]

you beat me to this!

Yes I wonder if they have it confused with a 1960 Falcon Coupe. I am guessing it is more likely the year is a typographical error

 

[branmuffin]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Missing from home without explanation. Driving a 1960 Ford Mustang Green in color VA Tag HAW-198.

That Mustang date has got to be wrong. The Mustang was introduced in 1964. I wonder if it's a typo and the vehicle is a 1966 or 1969.

Here's a list of all the different colour greens the Mustang has been. Highland Green was the first colour used in 1965 and is the colour of the car Steve McQueen drove in the movie Bullitt.

https://www.cjponyparts.com/resources/mustang-green-best-shades

 

[TheHauntedOne]

Someone should try and find a picture of him...I hate when a missing person doesn't even have a face

 

[annpats]

....and is the car still missing too?
That quite often indicates driving into a body water of some sort....river, lake, ocean.

 

[VaYank5150]

Someone should try and find a picture of him...I hate when a missing person doesn't even have a face

So, the vehicle in this case was never recovered?

 

[jgfitzge]

So, the vehicle in this case was never recovered?

Can they run a VIN on the car see if someone restored it?

 

[VaYank5150]

Can they run a VIN on the car see if someone restored it?

As long as the VIN hasn't been removed, I don't see why not.

 

[StarrChance]

Someone should try and find a picture of him...I hate when a missing person doesn't even have a face

From Ancestry, same age and from Arlington. NamUs says brown hair though so not 100 % sure.

Name:	Robert Hall
Estimated Age:	17
Birth Year:	abt 1958
Yearbook Date:	1975
School:	Washington Lee High School
School Location:	Arlington, Virginia, USA
Yearbook Title:	Blue and Gray Yearbook

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping

 

[renaebri]

Bump - 48 years tomorrow

 

[VaYank5150]

Why is there so little info on this? Seems odd that the NamUs case wasn't created until 2016?

 

[cheemsg]

There was a Robert Preston Hall involved in a lawsuit in Charlottesville, VA in 1981...
The Observer from Charlottesville, Virginia

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Larger photo.

And senior photo. He's listed as Bob Hall.

From Ancestry, same age and from Arlington. NamUs says brown hair though so not 100 % sure.

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