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Carlton Edmondson, a 29-year-old man from Morganton, North Carolina, was last seen on January 18, 2018. His disappearance led to a significant investigation, revealing that he had been kidnapped, with a ransom demand made to his family the next day. Six individuals were later arrested in connection with the case. According to authorities, Edmondson was taken to a remote area near the North Carolina-Tennessee border, where he was brutally beaten. Investigators discovered cellphone footage of the ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 18, 2018
Victim Details

Apr 20, 2023

Apr 20, 2023

CARLTON

EDMONDSON

35

29

69 inches

252 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Jan 18, 2018

Morganton

North Carolina

Burke County

28655

No

288

124764

Burke County Sheriff's Office

Morganton

North Carolina

Burke County

28655

Tawanna Carson

Administrative Tech

150 Goverment Drive, North Carolina

8283974600

County

Law Enforcement

2018-00203

2023-01-19

Burke County Sheriff's Office

3120

Black

Brown

Brown

11/27/2025


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