Robert Pitts Missing Person Case

Jun 26, 2013

Jan 12, 2024

Robert

Pitts

42

29

67 inches

170 lbs

195 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

In the late spring of 2013, a sense of unease settled over a family in Michigan. Robert Keith Pitts, a 29-year-old man from Lincoln Park, had vanished. On May 21, 2013, he was reportedly dropped off for an appointment in the vicinity of Fort Street and Southfield Road. From that moment, the familiar presence of the young man with brown hair and brown eyes seemed to dissolve, leaving behind a void filled with questions and growing concern. He was last seen wearing a white polo shirt with light blue stripes, denim shorts, a red hat, and black and red FUBU shoes. Robert, who stood at 5 feet 7 inches and weighed between 170 and 195 pounds, was a distinctive individual, known by the nicknames "O" and "Omerta." He had several tattoos, including "Kathy" on his neck, "Broken Dreams" on his stomach, and a teardrop near his right eye. As days turned into weeks, and weeks into years, the silence from Robert's end became a heavy burden for those who knew and loved him. The Taylor Police Department opened an investigation into his disappearance, but the trail grew cold, leaving few leads to follow. The official circumstances surrounding his vanishing act remained maddeningly vague: he was dropped off for an appointment and was never seen or heard from again. This lack of information created a painful ambiguity for his family, who were left to grapple with the unknown. The case was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), a national repository for missing persons cases, in the hope that wider exposure might generate the tip that could finally bring answers. The passage of time has done little to diminish the hope for resolution in Robert Pitts's case. His disappearance serves as a somber reminder of the many individuals who go missing each year, leaving behind families caught in a perpetual state of uncertainty. Despite the years that have elapsed, law enforcement continues to seek information from the public that might shed light on what happened to him after he was last seen that day in May. The core of the case remains the same: a young man vanished after being dropped off for an appointment, and a family continues to wait for answers. The hope is that one day, new information will surface and finally bring closure to the long and painful ordeal of not knowing what became of Robert Keith Pitts.

May 21, 2013

Lincoln Park

Michigan

Wayne County

22642

Taylor Police Department

Taylor

Michigan

Wayne County

48180

23515 Goddard Road, Michigan

7342876611

Local

Law Enforcement

13-16089

2013-05-23

Taylor Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/10/2026