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David Ezell Blockett, an infant just two weeks old, was abducted from his family's home in Newport News, Virginia, on December 11, 1980. A woman, identifying herself as "Marie Kelly," visited his mother, Vanessa Blockett, claiming to be a social worker from the Department of Social Services (DSS). She convinced Vanessa that DSS was sponsoring a Christmas event for children at Riverside Regional Medical Center and offered to take both David and his two-year-old brother, Frederick, to the event.
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Last Seen: Dec 11, 1980
Last Seen: Dec 11, 1980
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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
127
27248
Newport News Police Department
Newport News
Virginia
Newport News City
23605
T. Cioffi
MPO
9710 Jefferson Avenue, Virginia
7572472500
Local
Law Enforcement
1995-06934
1980-12-11
Newport News Police Department
Black
Brown
Brown
No
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