TX TX - Robert Curtis Coe, 23,"Disabled", Austin, 12 March 1978

[Shin Masamura]

Name: Robert Curtis Coe
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: March 12, 1978
Location Last Seen: Austin, Travis County, Texas

Physical Description
Date of Birth: February 19, 1955
Age: 23 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 155 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Distinguishing Marks/Features: He is disabled.

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Gray and blue plaid flannel shirt, jeans, and brown leather loafers. It is possible he was also wearing a brown suede lamb-lined jacket.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance
Robert Curtis Coe was last seen on March 12, 1978 in Austin, Texas, as he strolled away from his Bouldin Creek neighborhood duplex.

55DMTX - Robert Curtis Coe

 

[Shin Masamura]

My thoughts even though a few things are off:

On June 3, 1978, the body of an unidentified white male was found lying on the pavement of Division Street, half a block east of Corona Street in #LongBeach, California.

He had been deceased less than 24 hours prior to discovery.

The John Doe is believed to have been between 17 and 23 years of age. He was 5'7", weighed 130 lbs and had hazel eyes. He had a 3/8 inch scar half an inch above his right eyebrow. He had a slim build with fair skin, and brown hair that extended just below his ears.

The John Doe was found wearing a light blue T-shirt-size 42-44, blue jeans (“LEVI” brand), a brown leather belt, blue socks, and blue and white tennis shoes with brown soles (“REDWING” brand). He also had a faint stamp on the back of his hand that read “PAID”.

If you have any information that could lead to his identification, please contact #NCMEC at 1-800-THE-LOST.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[PayrollNerd]

My thoughts even though a few things are off:

On June 3, 1978, the body of an unidentified white male was found lying on the pavement of Division Street, half a block east of Corona Street in #LongBeach, California.

He had been deceased less than 24 hours prior to discovery.

The John Doe is believed to have been between 17 and 23 years of age. He was 5'7", weighed 130 lbs and had hazel eyes. He had a 3/8 inch scar half an inch above his right eyebrow. He had a slim build with fair skin, and brown hair that extended just below his ears.

The John Doe was found wearing a light blue T-shirt-size 42-44, blue jeans (“LEVI” brand), a brown leather belt, blue socks, and blue and white tennis shoes with brown soles (“REDWING” brand). He also had a faint stamp on the back of his hand that read “PAID”.

If you have any information that could lead to his identification, please contact #NCMEC at 1-800-THE-LOST.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

This does look like a good match. The distance is puzzling, TX to CA combined with the fact that he was disabled. I wish they could have elaborated on that. A mental disability means he could be easily controlled by someone without fully comprehending the situation.

 

[PayrollNerd]

Interesting comment here. The post is dated in 2015.

My Forensic Files

 

[PayrollNerd]

A little more detail here.

Unsolved Cold Cases

Robert Curtis Coe
#Missing Since: March 12, 1978 from Austin, #Texas
Date Of Birth: February 19, 1955 (63)
Age: 23 years old
Height and Weight
5'10 - 6'2, 140 - 165 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description
A gray and blue plaid flannel shirt, blue jeans, brown leather loafers and possibly a brown suede lamb-lined jacket.
Medical Conditions
Coe suffers from depression. He is classified as disabled.
Distinguishing Characteristics
Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes.

Coe was last seen in #Austin, Texas on March 12, 1978. His roommates saw him walk away from his residence at a duplex in the 500 block of east Monroe Street in the Bouldin Creek neighborhood of south Austin. He never returned and has never been seen again. Coe was a student at the University of Texas at the time of his disappearance. His case remains unsolved. Foul play is suspected.

If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Austin Police Department
512-974-6644
OR
Texas Department Of Public Safety
800-346-3243
Robert Curtis Coe – The Charley Project
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Shin Masamura]

Not a match:
Got the response in minutes

"John Doe #146 is excluded from being missing person Robert Coe.


Per NamUs, UP4428 has DNA in CODIS since 2009 and MP9222’s mother has DNA in CODIS since 2007. There has not been a match between these two individuals.


MP9222 has fingerprints on file with the FBI, UP4428’s prints have been searched through the FBI database multiple times without a match."
Regards,

Identifications Section

Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner

Phone: (323) 343-0754

Fax: (323) 222-0343

[email protected]

Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner

 

[theshadow45]

Bumping for Robert, today is his birthday.

 

[SisterGrimm]

I found a photo of Robert when he went to Central Catholic high school
https://www.classmates.com/siteui/y...&yearbookViewerEnabled=true&swipeEnabled=true

 

[SisterGrimm]

I found a few more pictures of him today. Apparently he was president of the photography staff.
The pictures were taken around 1971-1972.

 

[theshadow45]

Bumping for Robert, today is his birthday.

 

[theshadow45]

Robert has been missing for 43 years today.

 

[Savemecastiel]

Bump

 

[theshadow45]

Bumping, today is Robert’s birthday.

 

[theshadow45]

Robert has been missing for 44 years today.

 

[theshadow45]

Bumping, today is Robert’s birthday.

 

[theshadow45]

Robert has been missing for 45 years today.

 

[Eloise]

According to the Charley Project blog, he lived with roommates and was attending the University of Texas at Austin at the time of his disappearance. Apparently depression was the only thing listed as his disability - I know mental health was perceived differently in the 70s to now, but was depression considered a disability? I'd assume at least he wasn't intellectually disabled if he attended a mainstream school, was at university and involved in extracurriculars like photography, especially in the 70s before inclusion was a thought in anyone's mind. There's really not much out there about him. I'd love to know why foul play was suspected - what evidence of there was this? If there isn't any really, why could this not be a suicide, given his depression?

Just rambling thoughts as I know nobody has answers to these questions.

 

[spartanx]

According to the Charley Project blog, he lived with roommates and was attending the University of Texas at Austin at the time of his disappearance. Apparently depression was the only thing listed as his disability - I know mental health was perceived differently in the 70s to now, but was depression considered a disability? I'd assume at least he wasn't intellectually disabled if he attended a mainstream school, was at university and involved in extracurriculars like photography, especially in the 70s before inclusion was a thought in anyone's mind. There's really not much out there about him. I'd love to know why foul play was suspected - what evidence of there was this? If there isn't any really, why could this not be a suicide, given his depression?

Just rambling thoughts as I know nobody has answers to these questions.

there is really little or nothing about it... depression is a delicate subject there are people who cannot handle it as easily as others but they always end up the same... with the death of the person... they jump off a bridge and crash their car takes a bullet in the temple or they are going to walk into the desert.. this young man maybe which was the path he took but hopefully he has found the peace he was looking for..
whatever it is rest in peace

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Robert Curtis Coe – The Charley Project

 

[theshadow45]

Today is Robert’s birthday.