OH OH - Herbert Leroy Allen, 78, Cleveland, 23 Nov 2006

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Herbert Leroy Allen​

Case Classification: Endangered Missing / Suspected Homicide
Missing Since: November 23, 2006
Location Last Seen: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Description:

• Date of Birth: September 8, 1928
• Age: 78 years old
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Height: 5' 9" (69 inches)
• Weight: 160 lbs
• Hair Color: Brown
• Eye Color: Brown
• Nickname/Alias: Herb
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
• Clothing & Personal Items: Unknown
• Identifiers: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Allen was last seen in the 1300 block of Clearaire Road in Cleveland, Ohio on November 23, 2006. He has never been heard from again.

He wasn't reported missing until December 12, when his silver 1995 minivan was found in New Mexico in the possession of Terry Chase White. White was one of Allen's former tenants whom he had evicted the week before he went missing. White had used Allen's credit cards to pay for his trip across the country.

When investigators searched the van, they found a .22 caliber rifle in the back and bloodstains on the rear sliding door. They also discovered a note on the refrigerator at Allen's residence on east 340th Street stating he was going on a trip and asked one of his tenants to take care of his landlord duties. Authorities aren't sure whether or not Allen actually wrote the note.

White was subsequently sentenced to 18 months in jail for weapons possession and using Allen's credit cards without permission. He was never actually charged in Allen's disappearance, however. Foul play is suspected in White's case and his whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:

• Cleveland Police Department - 5th District: (216) 623-5262
  Reference Case#: 060501322

• Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office: (216) 698-2108
  Reference Case#: N/A

NCICCase Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: MP11739

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Herbert Leroy Allen – The Charley Project

 

[Pennysmom1]

Sept 23, 2024

The perplexing Cleveland disappearance of Herbert Allen

This week on “The Missing,” we look into the perplexing disappearance of Herbert Allen.

www.cleveland19.com

Missing Person -

www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov

<<This former tenant used Allen's credit cards on his cross-country trip. He was pumping $30 worth of gas for people at a Love's Route 66 truck stop near Tucumcari, New Mexico, and taking $25 in cash from them. Truck stop employees notified the state police. Blood splatter and a .22 caliber rifle were found in the van. The man was sentenced to 18 months in jail for being a felon in possession of a gun and using Herbert Allen's credit cards.>>

 

[Pennysmom1]

Herbert Leroy Allen – The Charley Project

<<While White was pumping gas at a truck stop, the employees became suspicious of his behavior and called the police. White drove off before the police arrived, but he was stopped a few miles away. He gave his real name to the officer, admitted the van was Allen's and claimed Allen had lent it to him.

When the investigators searched the van, they found a .22 caliber rifle in the back and bloodstains on the rear sliding door. When the police went to Allen's home on east 340th Street in Cleveland, they found a note on his refrigerator. It said he was going on a trip and asked one of his tenants to take care of his landlord duties. Authorities aren't sure whether or not Allen actually wrote the note.

Allen graduated from Collinwood High School in 1946 and spent 20 years working as a tool and die maker for General Motors. His wife claims he frequently beat her during their 44-year marriage. She divorced him in 1994. In 1996, Allen was charged with grand theft; he'd allegedly stolen $16,000 in life insurance from his brother, who had dementia.

Allen claimed his brother had given him the money. Court officials thought he might be mentally ill and ordered a psychiatric exam. He was declared competent, but never stood trial; instead, the case was dropped after he repaid some of the money to his brother's estate and entered a diversion program. Most of his friends and neighbors thought of him as a quiet, reclusive man and had no knowledge of the problems in his life.

White was subsequently sentenced to 18 months in jail for weapons possession and using Allen's credit cards without permission. He was never actually charged in Allen's disappearance, however.

At the time of his disappearance, Allen attended Bethlehem Lutheran Church and was a regular patron of Springvale Ballroom in North Olmsted, Ohio. He usually went to breakfast with his friends at the Vasa Lodge once a week. His body has never been found, but his case is considered to be a homicide.>>