Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 10/09/1976
- Missing From:
- Missing From Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Age:
- Age 17 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 6’1, 160 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A white t-shirt, blue jeans and sneakers.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, green eyes. Alfred’s nickname is Al. He may use his last names Hoffman and Marshal together or separately.
- Details of Disappearance:
- Alfred and Teresa, high school students whose parents worked at Fort Leonard Wood, went on a date on October 9, 1976, and vanished. Their car was found abandoned the next day, locked, with Alfred’s jacket and hairbrush inside – suggesting they didn’t leave willingly. They had plans for the future (college, hunting, a trip to Germany), and Alfred had money in the bank, making a runaway scenario unlikely.
Three months later, a military policeman, Johnny Lee Thornton, murdered three teenagers on a date nearby. He was convicted, but claimed insanity. Because Alfred and Teresa’s car was found near the murder scene, Thornton became a suspect in their disappearance. However, there’s no proof he was involved, and the mystery of what happened to Alfred and Teresa remains unsolved.
- Agency:
- U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command
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This person was missing Missing Since 10/09/1976