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Norman Lamar Prater was 16 years old when he disappeared from Dallas, Texas. Public missing-person bulletins describe him as a white male with brown hair and blue eyes, and note that his case was documented through both NamUs and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children including age-progressed images created years later to help keep attention on his disappearance.

According to NCMEC’s long-term missing poster information, Norman was last seen leaving his home on January ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 14, 1973
Victim Details

Apr 15, 2010

Feb 17, 2024

Norman

Prater

68

16

68 inches

130 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jan 14, 1973

Dallas

Texas

Dallas County

Dallas

254

26889

Dallas Police Department

Dallas

Texas

Dallas County

75215

1400 Botham Jean Boulevard, Texas

2146714268

Local

Law Enforcement

229604E

Dallas Police Department

Brown

Blue

Blue

Yes

01/14/2026


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