Missing
Richard Edward McCrary
McCrary, approximately 1999
Date and time person was reported missing : 12/27/1999
Missing location (approx) :
Sumter County, South Carolina
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
Black
Age at the time of disappearance: 40 years old
Height / Weight : 5'9, 140 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A navy blue hooded coat.
Medical conditions : McCrary was taking medication at the time of his disappearance for unspecified reasons. He may become disoriented if he does not take it as directed.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : McCrary was last seen walking into a wooded area off U.S. 521 and Ellerby Road in Sumter County, South Carolina between 7:00 and 8:00 p.m. on December 27, 1999. His friends, who accompanied him, said he walked away to dig up some clay dirt. He has never been heard from again.
McCrary's nephew was arrested in September 2000 and charged with murdering his uncle, but the charges were dropped for lack of evidence the following February. McCrary's case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Sumter County Sheriff's Office
803-436-2053
September 2021 updates and sources
Rino Kids Online
The Item
Sumter County Sheriff's Office
October 12, 2004. June 16, 2005.
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
