Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 05/04/2011
- Missing From:
- Missing From Sistersville, West Virginia
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 11/08/1978 (46)
- Age:
- Age 32 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’10, 190 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A green, black and cream checked flannel shirt, a camouflage-print tank top, dark blue or black dress pants or jeans, sandals, a watch, a wide black leather wristband, and three ball-type earrings in his left ear.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Red hair, blue eyes. Francis’s nickname is Earnie. He has a circular indented scar on his lower leg, three piercings in his left ear, and possible piercings in his right ear, tongue and eyebrow. Francis wears eyeglasses. He has the following tattoos: a red and green Grim Reaper on his left shoulder with Indian feathers underneath it, a scorpion on the inside of his lower right arm, the word “METALLICA” on his right wrist, a spider skeleton on his upper back and a cartoon of googly eyes on the left side of his chest. Pictures of some of the tattoos are posted with this case summary.
- Details of Disappearance:
- Francis disappeared on May 4, 2011, in Sistersville, West Virginia. He left his mom’s house around 3:00 p.m. with his kids for an appointment, driving his brother’s car. Later, at 5:36 p.m., he called to ask if he could use the car for work; his brother said yes. This was his last known call. Gas station cameras show him getting gas afterward.
His estranged wife said he mentioned going to the nearby dam to use the restroom. He never showed up for work and wasn’t heard from again. His family wasn’t worried at first because he sometimes worked late nights. They only realized he was missing on May 6th when his boss couldn’t reach him.
His father found his car locked at the dam. His phone, wallet, money, keys, and even his necklace medallion were inside, but Francis was gone.
Francis was a normal guy. He graduated high school in 1993, lived with his mom, worked construction, and studied criminal justice online. He had four children who visited him regularly, and his family says he wouldn’t just leave them. His mom said he seemed fine the day he vanished.
The police are investigating, but how he disappeared remains a mystery.
- Agency:
- New Martinsville Police Department 304-455-9100
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This person was missing Missing Since 05/04/2011