In the early morning hours of November 28, 1994, in De Soto, Kansas, 37-year-old Jack Allen Schultz vanished from his home. A relative reported hearing a car horn outside at approximately 5:00 a.m., followed by the sound of the front door opening. When the relative went to check, Jack was gone. He had seemingly left in a hurry, leaving behind personal items such as his wallet and his favorite belt.
At the time of his disappearance, Jack was facing a warrant for driving under the influence and had expressed his intention to his father to turn himself in to the authorities. His father, however, did not believe that the prospect of jail time was a significant source of distress for him. Due to a history of disappearing for periods at a time, he was not officially reported as a missing person until January 4, 1995, over a month after he was last seen.
Jack was known to lead a rough lifestyle in 1994, with involvement in drugs and alcohol, and had a history of minor criminal offenses. Despite this, he was also described as a dependable construction worker, and there has been no record of him working since he disappeared. He did not have access to a vehicle at the time he went missing. Physically, Jack is a white male with brown hair and blue eyes, standing at 6'1" and weighing between 155 and 185 pounds. He had a scar on the back of his neck and a notable fracture of his nasal bones. He may have had a beard and sometimes wore eyeglasses. Additionally, there was a possibility that he suffered from Huntington's Disease, a serious condition that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain.
Investigators with the Johnson County Sheriff's Office have long suspected foul play in Jack's disappearance, as it was uncharacteristic of him to be out of contact with his loved ones for such an extended period. Shortly after he vanished, rumors began to circulate that he had been murdered at a farm nearby. Despite extensive searches of various rural areas in and around De Soto, no sign of Jack has ever been found. Over the years, hundreds of interviews have been conducted, but the case has grown cold. Tragically, several of Jack's loved ones have passed away in the years since he went missing, and authorities have lost contact with others, including his daughter. The investigation into the disappearance of Jack Allen Schultz remains open, a long-unsolved mystery marked by the suspicion of foul play and the lingering questions of what happened on that November morning.Last Seen: Nov 28, 1994
