LA LA - Ernest Lee Franklin, 57, Shreveport, 25 Dec 2003

[Gardener1850]

5240DMLA - Ernest Lee Franklin

Name: Ernest Lee Franklin
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: December 25, 2003
Location Last Seen: Shreveport, Caddo County, Louisiana

Physical Description
Date of Birth: June 2, 1946
Age: 57 years old
Race: Black/African American
Gender: Male
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 210 lbs.
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Balding

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

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Reading glasses, white four door 1995 Cadillac DeVille with LA License# IJG 528

Circumstances of Disappearance
Earnest was last seen at approximately 11:45pm at his residence in the vicinity of the 1600 block of Audrey Lane in Shreveport, LA. He indicated to a family member he was going to meet a friend but never returned. Earnest's vehicle is also missing and is described as a white, four door, 1995 Cadillac DeVille with LA License# IJG 528. His car has never been found.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Shreveport Police Department
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 318-673-7300
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 04-00442

NCIC Case Number: M-043794344
NamUs Case Number: 4099

Information Source(s)
NamUs
NAMPN

5240DMLA - Ernest Lee Franklin

 

[BrownBear]

Updated NamUs link

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Pennysmom1]

https://www.shreveportla.gov/DocumentCenter/View/195/Earnest-Franklin?bidId=

Ernest Lee Franklin - LA Repository for Unidentified & Missing People

 

[renaebri]

Might be worth noting here that an independent sonar search team (AWP) searched a few spots for him in 2022- Stoner Boat Launch on Red River, a bayou off Ford Street and Earnest B. Miller Drive, and around 2405 Old Mooringsport Rd.

The Red River, Twelve Mile Bayou and Cross Lake were searched by others when Savannah Hale went missing in 2022.
That doesn't completely rule those out but those are the major water sources around there where a vehicle might go in.

 

[VaYank5150]

Bumping for myself as I want to check out AWP's videos.

 

[VaYank5150]

I watched the AWP video and something his son said jumped out at me. Jared asked his son if LE had tried to ping Ernest's cell phone and his answer was "no". With today's technology, this makes no sense. When I try to access the Shreveport Police Missing Persons site, I et redirected here:

Ernest Lee Franklin - LA Repository for Unidentified & Missing People

 

[Pennysmom1]

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/mp-main.html?id=5240dmla

Identifiers​

Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available
Additional Personal Items: Reading glasses, white four-door 1995 Cadillac DeVille with Louisiana License # IJG 528.