Found Deceased WV - Wilford Morton, 27, truck driver, went missing in 1954, case solved in 2021

[GuyfromCanada]

BECKLEY, W.Va. (WVVA) A single tip solves a nearly 70-year-old missing persons case out of West Virginia.

In the early 1950s, Wilford Morton lived at home with his wife and four daughters in Indoor, West Virginia. He had held a series of jobs in Fayette County through the years, but had recently taken a job as a truck driver in South Bend, Indiana.

More at Single tip cracks nearly 70-year-old missing persons case in W.Va.

 

[Laughing]

The missing person had a driver's license in another state, but LE didn't find him.

Granted this was prior to computers & prior even to the FAX machine....

Glad the family has answers!

 

[yurintroubl]

Here's a direct link to the Wilford Morton story on Mysterious WV (youtube) that led to the resolution of this case.

 

[Radar1979]

It only takes 1 person.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Family’s 67-year search for missing loved one ends with news from Norfolk

 

[fred&edna]