SC SC - Herman Caldwell Jr., 32, Columbia, 3 March 1982

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Herman J. Caldwell, Jr.​

Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: March 03, 1982
Location Last Seen: Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina

Description:​

• Date of Birth: July 22, 1949
• Age: 32
• Race: Black/African American
• Gender: Male
• Height: 5' 5" - 5' 8" (65 - 68 inches)
• Weight: 140 - 150 lbs
• Hair Color: Black/Possible mustache
• Eye Color: Brown
• Nickname/Alias: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: 1/2 inch scar on the base of neck.
• Clothing & Personal Items: A blue flowered shirt, black pants, black shoes, and unspecified jewelry.
• Additional Personal Items: 1972 black and gray Pontiac Grand Prix with South Carolina license plate number GOK 105 and VIN number 2K57TA195320.
• Identifiers: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Caldwell was last seen by his mother in Columbia, South Carolina on March 3, 1982. He withdrew $500 from his bank account that day; this was the last activity on the account. He was driving a black and gray 1972 Pontiac Grand Prix and may have been en route to Charleston, South Carolina. He has never been heard from again and his vehicle has never been recovered.

In 1978, four years before his disappearance, Caldwell was robbed and beaten by three men in the 2300 block of Gervais Street. He was able to identify one of his assailants as Leroy Nolan, also known as Tony Shelton, and a year later, Nolan was arrested for the assault. Nolan was released from jail in October 1982. Just before his disappearance, Caldwell told his father he was being threatened by Nolan.

In 2004, Nolan and two other men were charged murder and kidnapping in connection with a double homicide that happened in 1978. They allegedly killed a woman and her two-year-old son on the same day Caldwell was attacked.

Authorities hoped to learn more information about Caldwell's disappearance following Nolan's arrest, but they were unable to learn anything, and Nolan died in 2010.

Foul play is suspected in Caldwell's case, and his whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:

• Richland County Sheriff's Office: (803) 576-3462; (803) 518-0957
  Reference Case#: 0604816512

NamUs Case Number: MP29623
NCIC Case Number: Not available

Herman J. Caldwell Jr. – The Charley Project
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[GuyfromCanada]

MAR 3, 2023

Missing for 41 years.

After 41 years, South Carolina family still holds out hope for finding missing man

Herman "Dig" Caldwell was last seen March 3. 1982.

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Herman J. Caldwell Jr.

• Missing Since 3/01/1982
• Missing From Columbia, South Carolina
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Male
• Race Black / African American
• Date of Birth 07/22/1949
• Age 32 years old
• Height and Weight 5'5 - 5'8, 150 pounds
• Associated Vehicle(s) Black and gray 1972 Pontiac Grand Prix with the South Carolina license plate number GOK 105 and VIN number 2K57TA195320
• Distinguishing Characteristics Black hair, brown eyes. 1/2 inch scar on the right side of his neck.
• Clothing A blue flowered shirt, black pants, black shoes and unspecified jewelry.

Details of Disappearance​

Herman Caldwell was last seen in Columbia, South Carolina on March 3rd, 1982. He withdrew $500 from his bank account that day; this was the last activity on the account and he never picked up his last two paychecks at Owens Steel. He told his mother he was going to Charleston, SC. His family’s home was near Martin Luther King Boulevard in Hopkins, SC.
Herman was driving a black and gray 1972 Pontiac Grand Prix with the South Carolina license plate number GOK 105 and VIN number 2K57TA195320, this vehicle has never been recovered.

In 1978, four years before his disappearance, Caldwell was robbed and beaten by three men in the 2300 block of Gervais Street. He was able to identify one of his assailants as Leroy Nolan, also known as Tony Shelton, and a year later, Nolan was arrested for the assault.
Nolan was released from jail in October of 1981. Just before his disappearance, Caldwell told his father he was being threatened by Nolan.
In 2004, Nolan and two other men were charged with murder and kidnapping in connection with a double homicide that happened in 1978. They allegedly killed a woman and her two-year-old son on the same day Caldwell was attacked.


Contact
Richland County Sheriff's Department
Agency Case Number 0604816512
803-576-3462
803-518-0957

Sources

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

https://www.abccolumbia.com/.../41-years-later-family.../

Herman J. Caldwell Jr. – The Charley Project

 

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Herman J. Caldwell Jr. – The Charley Project

Last updated November 27, 2024; distinguishing characteristics, clothing/jewelry description and details of disappearance updated.

 

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