TX TX - George Gilbert White Jr., 33, Grandview, 2 Sept 1975

[TheArtfulDetective]

George Gilbert White, Jr. ​

Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: September 2, 1975
Location Last Seen: Grandview, Johnson County, Texas

Description:

• Date of Birth: circa 1942
• Age: 33 years old
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Height: 6' 0" - 6' 2" (72 - 74 inches)
• Weight: 180 - 190 lbs
• Hair Color: Brown
• Eye Color: Blue
• Nickname/Alias: Buddy
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
• Clothing & Personal Items: Always dresses in traditional Western attire including a cowboy hat, cowboy boots, and a pressed shirt.
• Identifiers: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance:
White was last seen leaving his residence in Grandview, Texas on September 2, 1975. He has never been heard from again. He disappeared at the same time as an acquaintance, 45-year-old James Durwood Grisham, who had been released from prison in 1973. He was still on parole when he disappeared.

The two men were last seen leaving a Grandview bank together. According to one account, Grisham owed White money for a horse White had sold him. Another account stated they were last seen in a truck with a third person. White had been kiting checks at cattle auctions prior to his disappearance. There was speculation that he fled to Mexico. His truck was later found abandoned at a local coffee shop with some of his possessions left inside.

White sent a "cryptic" letter to his wife a few days after he went missing. It was addressed to the trailer where they lived, not to the post office box where they normally got their mail. The letter reportedly said something like, "I’m sorry about what happened. Go see your father. He'll know what to do." White's father-in-law was a wealthy businessman. The letter has since been lost.

Grisham's badly decomposed body was found in a briar patch three miles east of Parker, Texas on December 27, 1975. The cause and manner of his death have never been determined. In 2010, authorities announced they were investigating Grisham's death and White's disappearance as possible homicides. Both cases remain unsolved.

Investigators:

• Johnson County Sheriff's Office: (817) 556-6058
  Reference Case #: N/A

NamUs Case Number: MP11014
NCIC Case Number: N/A

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
George Gilbert White Jr. – The Charley Project

 

[Diane Redfern]

Man searches for clues on relative missing for 35 years

In March, under the headline, “Family still looking for information on missing man,” the Times-Review asked: “Where have you gone, George White? Your family is still looking for you after

www.cleburnetimesreview.com

I can't read it because I'm in Europe.

There's also this:

James Durwood Grisham, Appellant, v. United States of America, Appellee, 344 F.2d 689 (10th Cir. 1965)

James Durwood Grisham, Appellant, v. United States of America, Appellee, 344 F.2d 689 (10th Cir. 1965) case opinion from the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

law.justia.com

Apparently, James Grisham was convicted for dealing with heroin and marihuana.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

George Gilbert White Jr. – The Charley Project

 

[Diane Redfern]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

The height is very off, however.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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Very far from Grandview, but...

 

[victoriarobinson642]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

Possible match - John Doe out of Dallas wearing 'Western' attire.

 

[Pennysmom1]

George is still missing

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

 

[Caring1]

1 Unidentified Person Exclusion