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Cornelius Adams, a 35-year-old man, was last seen on August 4, 2008, in Crowley, Louisiana. He was described as standing 6'3" tall and weighing around 200 pounds. Cornelius has black hair and brown eyes, with a distinctive tattoo featuring a female symbol in the center of his forehead. On the day of his disappearance, Cornelius had routine interactions, but after August 4, he was never seen or heard from again.

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Last Seen: Aug 04, 2008

Victim Details

Nov 23, 2016

Oct 10, 2022

Cornelius

Adams

51

35

75 inches

200 lbs

Black / African American

Male

In the late summer of 2008, a family began to worry about the well-being of 35-year-old Cornelius Adams, also known to his loved ones as Neil. He was last seen and heard from on August 4, 2008, in Crowley, Louisiana. Details about his last known whereabouts are scarce, but one account suggests he was at a rehabilitation facility when he vanished. Standing at approximately six feet three inches and weighing around 200 pounds, Cornelius is a man whose stature would not easily go unnoticed. A particularly distinguishing feature is a tattoo of the female symbol located in the center of his forehead. At the time he went missing, he had black hair and brown eyes. Information regarding the clothing he was wearing on the day of his disappearance has not been made publicly available. The years that have passed since Cornelius Adams was last seen have not brought any significant breakthroughs in his case. The Crowley Police Department is the primary agency investigating his disappearance, holding the case file number 08-05948. Despite the passage of time, his case remains open, a lingering source of uncertainty for his family and community. His information was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) on November 23, 2016, under case number MP36216, more than eight years after he was last seen. This national database serves as a critical tool for connecting missing persons cases across the country, yet it has yielded no answers in Cornelius's situation. The lack of progress in finding Cornelius Adams underscores the painful reality for many families of the missing. With no new leads or information being released to the public, the case has grown cold. For those who know and love him, the questions surrounding his disappearance are a heavy burden. The official record offers a stark and limited narrative: a man was last seen on a specific day and has not been heard from since. This overview represents the difficult and unresolved nature of a case that has left a family waiting for answers for over a decade, a quiet testament to the enduring hope of discovering what happened to Cornelius "Neil" Adams.

Aug 04, 2008

Crowley

Louisiana

Acadia Parish

6042

Crowley Police Department

Crowley

Louisiana

Acadia Parish

70526

Tammy Mallet

Captain

426 North Avenue F, Louisiana

3377884132

Local

Law Enforcement

08-05948

Crowley Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

05/31/2026


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