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David Blockett Missing Person Case

Last seen in Newport News, Virginia on Dec 11, 1980

Victim Details

Dec 17, 2010

Oct 26, 2018

David

Blockett

43

20 inches

7 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Dec 11, 1980

Newport News

Virginia

Newport News City

27248

Newport News Police Department

Newport News

Virginia

Newport News City

23605

T. Cioffi

MPO

9710 Jefferson Avenue, Virginia

7572472500

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.nngov.com/police

1995-06934

1980-12-11

Newport News Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

No

07/23/2026


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In December of 1980, in Newport News, Virginia, the life of a young family was irrevocably altered. A woman, introducing herself as Marie Kelly and claiming to be a social worker, arrived at the home of Vanessa Blockett. She informed Vanessa that the Department of Social Services was hosting a special event for children at a nearby medical center. The woman persuaded Vanessa to allow her to take not only her newborn son, David Ezell Blockett, who was just a few weeks old, but also his two-year-o ...
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Last Seen: Dec 11, 1980

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