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Joe Wright Missing Person Case

Last seen in Shreveport, Louisiana on Apr 30, 1963

Victim Details

Sep 18, 2020

Apr 15, 2021

Joe

Wright

79

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

07/14/2026


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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 ...
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Last Seen: Apr 30, 1963

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