FL FL - Leroy Mills, Sr., 77, Lake City, 22 Mar 1988

[MadMcGoo]

Leroy Mills Sr. – The Charley Project

Leroy Mills Sr.​

Mills, circa 1988

Missing Since: March 22, 1988
Missing From: Lake City, Columbia County, Florida
Sex: Male
Race / Ethnicity: Black / African American
Age: 77 years old
Height and Weight: Unknown
Eye Color: Brown

Details of Disappearance: Mills was last seen leaving his residence on Fairview Street in Lake City, Florida on the evening of March 21, 1988. A neighbor reported him missing the next day. He has never been heard from again. On March 24, his wallet was found in a dumpster behind Weggie's Saloon on US 441.

Prior to his disappearance, Mills had gambled with a neighbor, Carlis Lindsey Sr. He had told people that if anything ever happened to him, probably Lindsey would know about it. Lindsey has long been a a person of interest in Mills's case, but he was never charged in connection with it. He was imprisoned after murdering his girlfriend and her brother at his home in 1991, and died in prison in 1997. Mills's case remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency: Lake City Police Department 336-752-4344

 

[MadMcGoo]

I found a potential match, but he wasn’t discovered until 2022. His partial remains (no skull) were in the woods of Lake City. Black male, 30-92 years old, and 5’-5’9”. That’s all that’s listed on his NamUs profile.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) UP103330