Jason Edward Thornton Townsend

Case Details

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This person was missing Missing Since 05/20/1980

Missing Since:
Missing Since 05/20/1980
Missing From:
Missing From Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Classification:
Classification Non-Family Abduction
Gender:
Male
Race:
Race Black
Date of Birth:
Date of Birth 10/15/1976 (48)
Age:
Age 3 years old
Height and Weight:
Height and Weight 3’0, 50 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description:
Clothing/Jewelry Description A green pullover shirt, blue shorts and brown sandals.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Distinguishing Characteristics African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Jason’s hair was styled in a short Afro at the time of his disappearance.
Details of Disappearance:
On May 20, 1980, in Florida, Jason’s mom left him with her boyfriend, Roscoe Pierce, while she worked. Later that day, Jason disappeared. Pierce said Jason wandered off near a store, and his mom believed him at first and reported Jason missing.

But the next day, the mom got suspicious because Pierce took some things from their apartment and left. Police then found out Pierce was a wanted man from another state, accused of hurting a child. They found him two days after Jason vanished. When police questioned him about Jason, Pierce tried to grab an officer’s gun and was shot and killed. He never said where Jason was.

Because of all this, police think something bad happened to Jason, and his case is still unsolved.

Agency:
Broward County Sheriff’s Office 954-480-4300
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