FL FL - Harry James Brown, 38, Orlando, 26 Jan 1992

[TheArtfulDetective]

Harry James Brown



Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: January 26, 1992
Location Last Seen: Orlando, Orange County, Florida

Description:

• Date of Birth: August 10, 1953
• Age: 38 years old
• Race: Black/African American
• Gender: Male
• Height: 6' 2" (74 inches)
• Weight: 185 lbs
• Hair Color: Black
• Eye Color: Brown
• Nickname/Alias: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: 4" scar on left kneecap.
• Clothing & Personal Items: Unknown
• Identifiers: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Brown was last seen in Orlando, Florida on January 26, 1992. He was at the Hot Shots pool hall at the Rosemont Plaza on north U.S. Highway 411 at the time. He has never been heard from since. His light gray four-door Buick Century with an Elvis bumper sticker was found abandoned a few days later in Apopka, Florida.

Brown had been threatened prior to his disappearance, and someone had put a gun to his head. He worked for a trucking firm at the time, and he left behind two paychecks. He's described as a hard worker who was close to his children. Foul play is suspected in Brown's case which is unsolved. His whereabouts remain unknown.
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Investigators:

• Orlando Police Department: (321) 235-5300
  Reference Case Number: 1992-014418

NCIC Case Number: Not available
NamUs Case Number: MP7096
NCMEC Number: Not available

Harry James Brown – The Charley Project
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[PayrollNerd]

I think they mean Hwy 441, not Hwy 411. The Rosemont Plaza address is 5700 North Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32810 which is the same road as Hwy 441. Florida is famous for having 2-3 names for most streets. Apopka is about 25 minutes NW of the pool hall. Lots of places to dispose of a body.

He was at the Hot Shots pool hall at the Rosemont Plaza on north U.S. Highway 411

 

[HopeRains]

Orlando Sentinel, 2 Feb 97, pg 167

 

[PayrollNerd]

Orlando Sentinel, 2 Feb 97, pg 167

View attachment 427052

Yup, I see 441 in the newspaper so there’s a typo online.

 

[HopeRains]

Yup, I see 441 in the newspaper so there’s a typo online.

And this was likely repeated, I believe. Articles of this nature were printed from 92 - 97/98 that I saw, most likely primarily due to him disappearing the day after he had a gun put to his head.

 

[fozamo]

MAN WAS THREATENED THE NIGHT BEFORE HE VANISHED – FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED

A 38-year-old Orlando man has been missing since January, and police suspect foul play.

Investigators said threats had been made against Harry James Brown the night before he disappeared. They did not want to elaborate on the threats.

Crimeline coordinator Jim Bishop said missing-person cases are not unusual, but the circumstances in this case have prompted a search for more clues.

Police said friends and relatives described Brown as a hard worker who was close to his children. Two paychecks wait for him at the trucking company where he worked.

Brown was last seen at the Hot Shots pool hall in the Rosemont Plaza on North U.S. Highway 441 in Orlando. He is a black male, 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs about 185 pounds.

Brown’s 1984 light gray four-door Buick Century also is missing. Police say the car had an Elvis bumper sticker.

“There are a lot of people who just walk away,” Bishop said. “But this man had a gun put to his head the night before he disappeared.”

SOURCE: MAN WAS THREATENED THE NIGHT BEFORE HE VANISHED – FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED