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Ted Wall Missing Person Case

Last seen in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina on Nov 13, 1980

Victim Details

May 29, 2012

May 21, 2020

Ted

Wall

66

21

73 inches

74 inches

180 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Nov 13, 1980

Cape Hatteras

North Carolina

Dare County

27954

4187

United States Coast Guard Fifth District

Portsmouth

North Carolina

,

District 5 Case 0093 - 13

1980-11-13

United States Coast Guard Fifth District

Sandy

Hazel

Hazel

07/19/2026


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On November 13, 1980, a fishing trip off the coast of North Carolina marked the beginning of a lasting mystery for the families of two young men. Ted Haywood Wall, 21 years old, and his close friend and fellow commercial fisherman, Harold Jeffrey Mays, age 21, were last seen that afternoon aboard Mays' 23-foot Sea Ox boat. They were approximately 16 miles southeast of the inlet off Cape Hatteras, in the vast expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. Earlier in the day, another fisherman had reportedly ...
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Last Seen: Nov 13, 1980

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  • Ted Haywood Wall - The Charley Project
  • 5484DMNC - Ted Haywood Wall - Doe Network
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    Has anyone else been curious about the role weather might have played in Ted Wall and Harold Mays' d... ...Read More
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    I’ve been following the disappearance of Ted Haywood Wall and Harold Jeffrey Mays, and something i... ...Read More
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