AL AL- Oscar Lewis King, 72, Centre, 1 Dec 2013

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Oscar Lewis King – The Charley Project

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King, circa 2013

• Missing Since 12/01/2013
• Missing From Centre, Alabama
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Age 72 years old
• Height and Weight 6'2, 195 pounds
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• Clothing/Jewelry Description A blue hooded jacket.
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• Medical Conditions King suffers from dementia and has become disoriented in the past. He needs medication which he doesn't have with him.
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• Associated Vehicle(s) Blue 2001 Dodge Dakota pickup truck with the Alabama handicapped license plate number F75D and an eagle sticker on the back windshield
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Gray hair, gray eyes. King has a tattoo on his right forearm. He wears eyeglasses, but he left them behind. He may go by his middle name, Lewis.

Details of Disappearance​

King was last seen in Centre, Alabama on December 1, 2013. He was driving a blue 2001 Dodge Dakota pickup truck with the Alabama handicapped license plate number F75D and an eagle sticker on the back windshield. The vehicle has never been recovered. He has never been heard from again.

King is originally from Texas and still has family there; he would drive there to visit them occasionally. His route would have taken him along Interstate 59 to Birmingham, Alabama, then on Interstate 20 to Texas. Few details are available in King's case.

Investigating Agency​

• Cherokee County Sheriff's Office 256-927-3365

Source Information​

• Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Community Information Center
• Al.com Anniston/Gadsen
• The Gadsen Times
• MyFox Alabama
• NamUs

Updated 2 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated July 23, 2016; clothing/jewelry description added, distinguishing characteristics and details of disappearance updated.

 

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Missing Person / NamUs #MP24937

View NamUs missing person case MP24937 for Oscar Lewis King missing from Centre, Alabama. Date of last contact: Dec 01, 2013. NCMEC case number: --.

namus.nij.ojp.gov

Circumstances Notes
Mr. King has family in Texas and has been known to drive there from time to time. his direction of travel would have possibly been I59 to Birmingham then I20 to Taxes. Both Mr. Kink and his Vehicle are missing.


Feb 11, 2015

A year later, Cherokee County investigators still search for missing man

The Cherokee County Major Crimes Unit, along with state investigators, are now assisting in the investigation.

www.al.com

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Human remains were recovered Friday morning from Weiss Lake at Chesnut Bay in Cherokee County.

The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office said a fisherman reported seeing what he thought was a vehicle. Law enforcement then began looking for a vehicle.

The sheriff's office said human remains were found inside a truck which was registered to Oscar Lewis King.

King was reported missing in 2013.

Human remains found in lake linked to missing person in Cherokee County

Human remains wereAccording to Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver, a truck was recovered Friday morning from Weiss Lake at Chesnut Bay. Law enforcement began

abc3340.com

 

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Positive ID of remains.

Human remains found in Weiss Lake identified as missing man

From Tribune staff reports CHEROKEE COUNTY–Human remains recovered from a truck submerged in Weiss Lake last Friday have been identified as a man who went missing in 2013, according to the Cherokee Co

www.trussvilletribune.com

CHEROKEE COUNTY–Human remains recovered from a truck submerged in Weiss Lake last Friday have been identified as a man who went missing in 2013, according to the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office.

Cherokee County Coroner Paul McDonald, in conjunction with the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, confirmed the man’s identity as Oscar Lewis King, who was 72 when he went missing over 10 years ago.

According to the sheriff’s office, it appears King accidentally drove into the water off of a boat ramp located at the Chesnut Bay Resort near Leesburg.