MD MD - Earl Distance, 39, Baltimore, 3 March 1991

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Earl was last seen leaving his home in Baltimore, Maryland on March 3, 1991. He has never been heard from again.


NamUs - https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/2284/3/

Charley Project - http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/d/distance_earl.html

 

[Richard]

Earl Leonard Distance, 39, Missing since March 3, 1991 from Baltimore, MD
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Earl just turned 60 years old. He remains missing.

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Earl Leonard Distance
Missing since March 3, 1991 from Baltimore,
Maryland
Classification: Endangered Missing

Vital Statistics

Date Of Birth: February 2, 1952
Age at Time of Disappearance: 39 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 6'0; 170 lbs.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Black male. Black hair; brown eyes.
Marks, Scars: He has a scar on the left side of his cheek.
Clothing: He was last seen wearing a red jacket and two-toned red sweatpants with tennis shoes.

Circumstances of Disappearance

Distance was last seen leaving his home at 1601 Abbottston Street in Baltimore, MD. on 3 March 1991.

Investigators
If you have any information on this case, please contact:

Baltimore Police Department
Missing Persons Unit
Detective Mingle
443-984-7395
Fax: 410-243-8683

You may remain anonymous if you wish when submitting information.

Agency Case Number: 914C36022

NCIC Number: M-773798945

Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:

National Center for Missing Adults
The Doe Network: Case File 51DMMD

LINK:

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/51dmmd.html

 

[Rayemonde]

Earl is still missing. He will now be 64 years old.

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/2284/10

 

[Blair]

He has a very kind face in that photo.

Looks like in 2008, he was submitted as a possible match to an unidentified person. Here are the few details:

http://z10.invisionfree.com/usedtobedoe/ar/t25577.htm

But at that point, admitted nearly a decade ago, the BCPD did not have Earl's DNA and could not find any family to use as a comparison.

 

[Nate_Bro]

Unidentified Person Case

 

[lucidtx]

Police investigating human remains found off of the Appalachian Trail in West Virginia

Human Remains found off Appalachian Trail 4/8/2020

These remains were found less than 70 miles from Earl's home, with a red jacket and white tennis shoes.

 

[Crimhorra]

Bumping for Earl...

 

[LongTimeChinaTime]

Another bump for Earl, whose case I came across on Charley Project tonight.

Some things I note: the aforementioned 4/8/2020 human remains found off Appalachian trail: the jacket style looks early 90s, extent of fabric decay for a synthetic fiber jacket both could match the details of a 1991 disappearance like Earl’s, especially if the body/jacket was in a shaded or partial shade area.

Definitely worth attempts to match if it hasn’t been already,

BUT Chat GPT says that these remains with the red jacket were identified in Jan 2023 and the ID has been withheld from the public