FL FL - Louis Holloway, 30, Gainesville, 9 Feb 1984

[YaYa_521]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Missing Person / NamUs #MP40163
Louis Holloway, Male, White / Caucasian
Date of Last Contact February 9, 1984
Missing From Gainesville, Florida
Missing Age 30 Years
Height 5' 5" (65 Inches)
Weight 155 lbs
Hair Color Black
Eye Color Brown

Circumstances of Disappearance
Holloway was last seen on February 9, 1984 and did not return to his cottage after his job at the Sunland Center (now Tacachale Center).

Missing Persons
Name: HOLLOWAY, LOUIS
Nicknames:
Aliases:
Missing Person Circumstances:
Reporting Agency: GAINESVILLE PD
Agency Case #: 84-2246
Date of Last Contact: 02/09/1984
Date of Birth: 08/01/1953
Race: WHITE
Sex: MALE
Height: 5' 05"
Weight: 155
Hair Color: BLACK
Eye Color: BROWN
Scars, Marks, Tattoos:
Occupation:
Last Known Address City and State:

 

[YaYa_521]

4221DMFL - Louis Holloway
4221DMFL - Louis Holloway

Name: Louis Holloway
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: February 9, 1984
Location Last Seen: Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida

Physical Description
Date of Birth: August 1, 1953
Age: 30 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 155 lbs.
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Hank
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Disabled and stocky build.

Identifiers
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Not Available

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance
Holloway was last seen on February 9, 1984 and did not return to his cottage after his job at Sunland Center, a state-run facility on NE Waldo Road that houses developmentally disabled residents. He had lived at the facility for most of his life and had no previous history of running away.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Gainesville Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Detective Martin HoneyCutt
Agency Phone Number: (352)-393-7615
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 84-2246
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 40163

Information Source(s)
NamUs
FDLE
Gainesville Sun - 2/14/1984

Admin Notes
Added: 3/12/10; Last Updated: 9/2/20

 

[YaYa_521]

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LOUIS HOLLOWAY: The 30-year-old was last seen in February 1984 and did not return to his cottage from his job at the Sunland Center. Now called Tacachale, it is a state-run facility on NE Waldo Road that houses developmentally disabled residents. He had lived at the facility for most of his life and had no previous history of running away.

 

[PayrollNerd]

What was his job at the Sunland Center? I wonder if he was lured away by someone who worked there but lived offsite? I can't imagine what he would have that anyone would want, like money.

 

[killarney rose]

Sunland centers have a bad reputation. I looked around the net a bit. You might find Wikipedia interesting. Didn't know if they were allowed here.

 

[PayrollNerd]

Published 2/22/1984 - an article about Louis being missing. Lots of details. The Independent Florida Alligator newspaper in PDF. See page 3 upper left corner.

https://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/UF/00/02/82/90/04328/04328.pdf

 

[PayrollNerd]

I was trying to copy just the article but could only get snips.

 

[PayrollNerd]

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[PayrollNerd]

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[PayrollNerd]

So this is not true. He does have a history of wandering away, even when visiting his family based on the article. Did they ever find his new bike? Maybe someone wanted it, took it and harmed him? In February it would be dark by 5:00pm. Did he get hit by a car while riding his bike and someone hid the bike and his body?

What businesses were across the street at the time? The employees could have recognized him as someone who wandered around occasionally. Did they see him on his bike?

Circumstances of Disappearance
Holloway was last seen on February 9, 1984 and did not return to his cottage after his job at Sunland Center, a state-run facility on NE Waldo Road that houses developmentally disabled residents. He had lived at the facility for most of his life and had no previous history of running away.

 

[CastlesBurning]

Bumping for Louis, now missing 36 years...

Cold Cases - Long Term Missing Persons

 

[Mysteries1974]

Louis is not the only person to have disappeared from this facility. On December 6th 2002, 18 year old Franklin Woodrow Weekley disappeared from the Sunland Training Center without any explanation. He was discovered missing at 5:30 am from his room in the Hayes House. He had been in the facility for about a year after being placed there for his own protection by a circuit court. His parents stated they believed he was abused there and the day prior to his disappearance, workers used so much force to restrain him he required 5 stitches to his face afterwards. He

Franklin was subsequently written off as a runaway. In December 2004, his skeletal remains along with his underwear and under shirt were discovered in the basement of an abandoned building 500 yards away from the Hayes House where he was last seen. His death was never solved.

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/6539/Analyses/h6539.CJC.PDF

Family seeks inquiry into boy's disappearance

MARIANNA -- The family of a severely disabled teenager who vanished from a hospital more than four years ago is now asking Gov. Charlie Crist for another investigation into the boy's disappearance. …

www.heraldtribune.com

Franklin Woodrow Weekley – The Charley Project