Louis Anthony Mackerley looks a fine young man in the latest picture produced by age progression techniques, an invaluable tool used for missing people searches.
Louis hasn’t been seen since June 1984 when he was seven after returning home from school in Allentown, Pennsylvania and telling his babysitter he was going to play with some friends two doors down from his home. Louis never returned home and has not been seen or heard from since.
Earlier that year, Louis told his parents, his school nurse, and a psychologist that he had been molested by a couple named Frank and Elizabeth, but his accounts of alleged incidents differed. Police were notified, but could not find enough evidence to warrant an investigation as Mackerley could not provide any last names or addresses in his accounts.
A strange twist followed in 1988 when David Riggs, a self-proclaimed private investigator from New York, who claimed to have founded an organization called Search Seven to look for Mackerley and other missing children, was arrested in West Virginia after he accosted five young boys and offered to pay them to pose wearing bikini underwear. He was ruled out as a suspect.
Mackerley is described as friendly and talkative, but a loner and a timid child who was afraid to sleep alone. He had a short attention span and had trouble writing and paying attention in school. His parents believe he may be alive and not remember who he is. His case was re-opened in 2004, 20 years after his disappearance.
Age progression shows how he would have looked aged 10 and, more recently, three years ago at 27. He looks a fine young man.
In memory of those who are still missing.
Sorry, but of what interest is this to us ?
He isn’t from Britain – or have I missed something ?
Dear Bedd Gelert,
What interest is it of yours well, think about this, so many missing children are sold over seas, for one thing or another,and belive me its not a good thing , you might want to keep that in mind, most 7 year old boys who go missing are sold for pearl diving on ships,and when they are pushed over board ,well if they do not come back up ,to the men who do this do you really think they care, Not they do not, and they are sold for many other things to,
Louis’s aunt Donna
Bedd, I want to write a story each day about a missing person, so many worldwide cases are ignored compared to the widespread publicity given to Madeleine. And, of course, it is important these stories are kept in the public eye. I wrote about it here:
https://elleeseymour.com/2007/05/12/the-missing/
A Portuguese woman has just commented and said how the mother could not get any publicity about this story outside her country. She has found my blog about this.
And I also wrote about Daniel recently who went missing in Australia, his father emailed me last night to say there might be some “hopeful news. I just hope it is not a false alarm. It’s really heartbreaking stuff.
https://elleeseymour.com/2007/05/13/the-missing-daniel-morcombe/
Bedd, I have since added an explanatory line at the end of each post under this category which will link to my original post of this theme and explain the reasons why I feel it is important to write about those who still missing.
Another heartbreaking case, Ellee. I think it is relevant as it is important to realise just how widespread this problem is. Also people affected by the issue all over the world might, through your blog, Ellee, feel less alone.
The sketches impressed me. Was the picture run to some machine to produce the two sketches? or were the sketches done manually?
It is quite off the topic..but I just kinda reminded of a CSI episode I saw before. If the age progression techniques help come up with sketches of how that little boy would look like after 20 years or so..
In that CSI episode, the case was they found a set of skeletons inside a tin box dumped in a deserted area..since they found no identity what they did was they tried to restore the muscles of the skull so as to find out how that person looked like..it is like the opposite of what is done to the picture of the boy..
Louis went missing in my hometown on my birthday. My children were 2 and 3 at the time. He has remained in my thoughts for 33 years. I have prayed for this little boy and his family every year all these years. How does a family keep on going when one of their own is “out there” somewhere, all alone? No matter where you are in the world, it is horrifying. Louis has become part of me.
I want to thank you for thinking of my nephew, and I pray with all my heart you never Know what it is to feel such a lose, we still miss him so very much,and still at time shed our tears, But I thank God with all my heart, we had him for the time we did, and we are still looking for him, sometimes it feel so empty yet, but maybe some day God will let us know what happened, but thank you so very much for caring,
Louis’s aunt Donna