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Donald Fortson Missing Person Case

Last seen in Cleveland, Alabama on Nov 03, 1998

Victim Details

Jan 02, 2010

Aug 04, 2020

Donald

Fortson

79

52

70 inches

150 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Nov 03, 1998

Cleveland

Alabama

Blount County

No

20853

Blount County Sheriff's Office

Oneonta

Alabama

Blount County

35079

225 Industrial Park Road, Alabama

2055902851

County

Law Enforcement

981104101

1998-11-09

Blount County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/19/2026


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Donald Ray Fortson, a 52-year-old white male, was last seen on November 3, 1998, in Cleveland, Alabama, a small community in Blount County. Known also as Don, he disappeared alongside his nephew, Huey “Eddie” Hazelrig, after what had begun as an ordinary workday. Donald and Eddie lived together and often worked together doing wallboard or similar labor jobs, and on the day they vanished, they reportedly completed a job and returned home by about 3:30 p.m. After they arrived back, Eddie place ...
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Last Seen: Nov 03, 1998

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  • Donald Ray Fortson - The Charley Project
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