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Wilson
Demars, Jr.
69
32
68 inches
170 lbs
Black / African American
Male
In June of 1988, Wilson Demars, Jr., a 32-year-old man from Houston, Texas, traveled to Natchitoches, Louisiana, for a weekend visit with a relative. His trip took an inexplicable turn when he was last seen on driving his white 1981 Dodge pickup truck at approximately 2:00 p.m. After that final sighting, Wilson, a man described as being 5'8" and weighing around 170 pounds, with shoulder-length Jheri-curled black hair, vanished without a trace. The clothing he was wearing that day is remembered as a beige pullover shirt, stonewashed jeans, a black baseball cap, and red and black Nike sneakers. His sudden disappearance left his family with unanswered questions and initiated a missing person case that would span decades. The initial investigation into Wilson's disappearance yielded few clues. He had simply vanished, and neither he nor his white Dodge pickup truck were ever seen again. The lack of evidence and witnesses created a challenging case for the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office from the very beginning. Despite their efforts, the trail went cold, and the years began to pass without any significant breakthroughs. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance were so devoid of information that it left investigators and his loved ones to speculate on what could have happened to him. The absence of any communication or financial activity only deepened the mystery of his whereabouts. Decades later, the case of Wilson Demars, Jr. remains an unsolved and painful enigma. Though official details are scarce, the prevailing belief is that he met with foul play. The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office continues to keep the case open, holding out hope that new information might one day surface and provide the answers that have been sought for so long. The passage of time has not diminished the desire for resolution, and his case serves as a somber reminder of a life interrupted and the enduring pain of not knowing. The overview of this case is one of a man who was there one moment and gone the next, leaving behind a void of information and a family left to wonder what happened on that June day in 1988.
Jun 12, 1988
Natchitoches
Louisiana
Natchitoches Parish
No
16572
Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office
Natchitoches
Louisiana
Natchitoches Parish
71457
Greg Dunn
Chief CID
200 Church Street, Louisiana
3183526432
County
Law Enforcement
88-06002-01
1988-06-13
Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office
Black
Brown
Brown
05/21/2026
