Missing
John Lee Krafft III
Krafft, approximately 1992
Date and time person was reported missing : 11/02/1992
Missing location (approx) :
Hutchinson, Kansas
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
Age at the time of disappearance: 20 years old
Height / Weight : 5'11 - 6'0, 165 - 175 pounds
Medical conditions : Krafft may have been suicidal at the time of his disappearance.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Blond hair, blue eyes. Krafft's nickname is Duke.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Krafft was last seen in Hutchinson, Kansas on November 2, 1992. He was supposed to meet his mother for dinner that evening, but he never arrived and has never been heard from again.
Krafft graduated Hutchinson High School in 1990 and enrolled in the University of Kansas (KU), but he became involved with drugs and alcohol while in college and dropped out after only a couple of months. He took a job in a restaurant and enrolled in Hutchinson Community College, then went to live with an uncle in Virginia, then returned to Kansas and re-enrolled in KU.
On the day of his disappearance, Krafft's mother told him he could not stay in her home as long as he continued to abuse alcohol and drugs. They made plans to meet that night for dinner, then parted ways. They never saw each other again.
Krafft's red 1986 Kawasaki motorcycle with the Kansas license plate number CCK09 disappeared with him. There was a report that U.S. Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) Age at the time of disappearance: nts stopped him on his motorcycle at the Mexican border, but this has not been confirmed.
Krafft's mother had him declared legally dead in 1999. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Hutchinson Police Department
620-694-2830
September 2021 updates and sources
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