Melvin Horst

Missing

On December 27, 1928, four-year-old Melvin Charles Horst disappeared from his hometown of Orrville, Ohio, in what remains one of the oldest unresolved missing child cases in U.S. history. Melvin had been playing with neighborhood friends that afternoon, carrying a small red toy truck, a recent Christmas gift. After playing near a vacant lot close to railroad tracks, Melvin decided to head home, which was only a block away. However, he never arrived, and the toy truck was later found in his front ...Read More
Last Seen: Dec 27, 1928

Missing Child – Melvin Charles Horst - Ohio Attorney General

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