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Demetrius Elder Missing Person Case

Last seen in Dallas, Texas on Sep 27, 1997

Victim Details

Dec 31, 2010

Aug 30, 2018

Demetrius

Elder

48

20

70 inches

215 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Sep 27, 1997

Dallas

Texas

Dallas County

9503

Texas Department of Public Safety

Austin

Texas

,

M9806003

Texas Department of Public Safety

Black

Brown

Brown

07/26/2026


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Demetrius Elder, a 20-year-old male, went missing on September 27, 1997, from Dallas, Texas. He was last seen at a residence on Dryden Avenue, accompanied by a friend named Demerick Walker. The two men left together in Elder's pickup truck, which was later found abandoned in Lancaster, Texas. Elder, who had recently received a $30,000 settlement from a West Dallas smelter due to lead contamination, was planning to invest the money into starting a business promoting rap music.

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Last Seen: Sep 27, 1997

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