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Sep 19, 2018
Oct 07, 2022
Charles
Weathers
64
39
70 inches
150 lbs
155 lbs
Black / African American
Male
In the late spring of 2000, in Monroe, Louisiana, a 39-year-old man named Charles Weathers was preparing to travel. He purchased a Greyhound bus ticket with the destination of Houston, Texas. His anticipated departure date was May 17, 2000. However, it remains uncertain if he ever actually boarded the bus that day. The bus authorities were unable to confirm his presence on the passenger list, leaving a critical gap in the timeline of his last known movements. This uncertainty marked the beginning of a long and perplexing disappearance that would leave his loved ones with unanswered questions for years to come. The day after his intended travel, on May 18, 2000, concern for his well-being prompted a search of the motel room where he had been staying in Monroe. What investigators discovered only deepened the mystery. Inside the room, all of Charles Weathers' personal belongings were found untouched. His possessions remained as if he had just stepped out for a moment, with no indication of a planned departure or any kind of struggle. The fact that he left behind all his personal items suggested that he had not intended to be gone for long, or that his departure was sudden and unplanned. The discovery of his intact belongings cast a somber shadow over the investigation from the very beginning. The Monroe Police Department was officially notified of his disappearance, and a missing person case was filed on May 23, 2000. At the time he went missing, Charles Weathers was described as a Black / African American male, standing at 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing between 150 and 155 pounds. He had brown eyes and his black hair was beginning to show signs of graying. Despite the passage of time and the efforts of law enforcement, there have been no significant leads or new information to shed light on what happened to him after he was last seen in Monroe. The case has grown cold, a painful reality for those who knew and cared for him. The official investigation, handled by the Monroe Police Department, remains open, a silent testament to a life interrupted and a mystery that endures.
May 17, 2000
Monroe
Louisiana
Ouachita Parish
41037
Monroe Police Department
Monroe
Louisiana
Ouachita Parish
71201
1810-B Martin L. King Drive, Louisiana
3183292600
Local
Law Enforcement
00-12136
2000-05-23
Monroe Police Department
Gray or Partially Gray
Brown
Brown
05/25/2026
