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Marion Watts Missing Person Case

Last seen in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Jun 19, 1983

Victim Details

Dec 22, 2009

Oct 06, 2022

Marion

Watts

69

26

74 inches

175 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jun 19, 1983

Baton Rouge

Louisiana

East Baton Rouge Parish

3441

Baton Rouge Police Department

Baton Rouge

Louisiana

East Baton Rouge Parish

70815

9000 Airline Highway, Louisiana

2252397832

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.brla.gov/203/Police-Department

40556-83

Baton Rouge Police Department

7245

Brown

Blue

Blue

07/07/2026


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In the early summer of 1983, a young man named Marion Grant Watts disappeared from his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, leaving behind a puzzle that has remained unsolved for decades. At the time, Watts was a 26-year-old electrical engineering student at Louisiana State University who also held a job as a salesman. Described by those who knew him as quiet, introverted, and a studious person, he preferred the comfort of his home watching television to the social scene of bars and nightclubs. His l ...
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Last Seen: Jun 19, 1983

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