MS MS- Charlie Neely, 67, Yazoo County, 25 Oct 1996

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Charlie Neely – The Charley Project

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Neely, circa 1996

• Missing Since 10/25/1996
• Missing From Yazoo County, Mississippi
• Classification Lost/Injured Missing
• Sex Male
• Race Black
• Age 67 years old
• Height and Weight Unknown
• Distinguishing Characteristics African-American male. Gray hair, brown eyes.

Details of Disappearance​

Neely was last seen standing by his truck near the ten-thousand-acre Panther Swamp Wildlife Refuge at 7:30 a.m. on October 25, 1996. He had gone to the refuge to go squirrel hunting. Neely told his hunting partner to go into the woods alone while he finished putting on his hunting gear.

Neely's partner went into the woods as instructed, but Neely never caught up with him. When his partner returned to the truck at the pre-agreed time four hours later, Neely wasn't there. His partner blew the horn to let Neely know he had returned, then went into the woods to look for him, but couldn't find him.

He has never been heard from again and an extensive search turned up no indication of his whereabouts. He had been hunting since he was a child, and his children stated he always practiced safety measures such as staying on the trail and setting a return time in advance.

When the ten-day search for Neely yielded nothing that would indicate his whereabouts, police stated they thought he could not be in the area they searched. His hunting partner passed a polygraph test and was ruled out as a suspect in his case. One person allegedly told several people he had killed Neely, but this individual has not been named publicly or called a suspect in his case.

His case remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency​

• Yazoo County Sheriff's Office 662-746-5611

Source Information​

• The Yazoo Herald

Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated July 13, 2019; casefile added.

 

[MadMcGoo]

Charlie Neely 1996 MS

Clipping found in The Yazoo Herald published in Yazoo City, Mississippi on 10/30/1996. Charlie Neely 1996 MS

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Charlie Neely 1996 MS

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Clipping found in The Yazoo Herald published in Yazoo City, Mississippi on 11/2/1996. Charlie Neely 1996 MS (2)

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Clipping found in The Yazoo Herald published in Yazoo City, Mississippi on 11/20/1996. Charlie Neely 1996 MS (3)

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[Pennysmom1]

Charlie Neely — MissingSippi

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<<Neely was last seen around 7:30 a.m. standing by his truck at Panther Swamp Wildlife Refuge on October 25, 1996. He was at Panther Swamp to go squirrel hunting with a friend. He told his friend to go ahead in the woods while he finished getting his hunting gear situated and he would meet up with him. His friend went ahead into the woods but Neely never showed up in the woods. The friend went back to the truck at the time the two men had agreed upon prior to the hunt but Neely wasn’t there. The friend blew the horn several times but Neely did not return. He looked around for Neely for a bit, finding no sign, and called the police.

An extensive search was performed in the area Neely was last seen but he was never located. Neely’s children aid he had been hunting all of his life and was extremely safe and cautious. If he was safe and able, he would have been back to the truck at the agreed-upon time.>>