Missing
Johnny Lamar Brown
Brown, approximately 2012; Brown on the day he disappeared
Date and time person was reported missing : 08/05/2012
Missing location (approx) :
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
Black
DOB : 10/05/1968 (52)
Age at the time of disappearance: 43 years old
Height / Weight : 5'6 - 5'7, 140 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A white polo shirt with green and brown horizontal stripes, beige cargo pants, black socks and black slip-on sandals. A photo of Brown in these clothes is posted with this case summary.
Medical conditions : Brown is a dependent adult. He gets confused easily, is frightened of thunder and lightning, and doesn't like to be touched or approached quickly. He also has a severe speech impediment that makes it difficult for others to understand him.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Brown's nickname is JB.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Brown is from Cartersville, Georgia. He and his family were visiting Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at the time of his disappearance on August 5, 2012. They were staying at the Sea Crest hotel in the 800 block of south Ocean Boulevard.
Brown walked away from his hotel and was last seen talking to a woman near an ice cream shop. He has never been heard from again. It was the first vacation outside of Georgia he'd ever been on, so he was unfamiliar with the area.
Brown left his wallet and other belongings behind when he vanished, and he doesn't have a cellular phone. He may have had his hotel room key on him, though. There were possible sightings of Brown in the Myrtle Beach area in the days following his disappearance. His loved ones believe he may have tried to get back home to Cartersville, but there's no evidence that he ever arrived there. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Myrtle Beach Police Department
843-918-1826
September 2021 updates and sources
A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe.
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Black and Missing Foundation
The CUE Center for Missing Persons
News Channel 15
October 12, 2004. October 19, 2015; picture added.
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
