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Joe Wright Missing Person Case

Last seen in Shreveport, Louisiana on Apr 30, 1963

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Case Description

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In the spring of 1963, a young man from a large family in Delhi, Louisiana, made a decision that would leave a void for decades to come. Sixteen-year-old Joe Boyd Wright, one of fourteen children, was reportedly unhappy at home and had found himself in some trouble. On the last day of April, he shared his intentions to leave, vowing to change his name and never return, expressing a desire for a life where his family could not find him. True to his word, after that day, he was not seen again by t ...Read More
Last Seen: Apr 30, 1963

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    Victim Details

    Sep 18, 2020

    Apr 15, 2021

    Joe

    Wright

    77

    16

    67 inches

    120 lbs

    150 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Male

    Apr 30, 1963

    Shreveport

    Louisiana

    Caddo Parish

    No

    91038

    Shreveport Police Department

    Shreveport

    Louisiana

    Caddo Parish

    71101

    Diana Coleman

    Assistant Chief of Police

    1234 Texas Avenue, Louisiana

    3186737300

    Local

    Law Enforcement

    https://www.shreveportla.gov/422/Police

    20-134264

    2020-08-24

    Shreveport Police Department

    8971

    Brown

    Hazel

    Hazel

    06/04/2026


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