Missing
Robert Elmer Allison
Allison, approximately 1994
Date and time person was reported missing : 12/21/1994
Missing location (approx) :
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 11/12/1952 (68)
Age at the time of disappearance: 42 years old
Height / Weight : 5'9, 170 pounds
Medical conditions : Allison suffered from depression at the time of his disappearance.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair. Allison wears glasses. His nickname is Bobby. At the time of his disappearance, he was a heavy smoker; he would smoke two or three packs of cigarettes a day.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Allison was last seen at Tri-River Fleeting in Bethel Park near the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on December 21, 1994. He was employed there on towboat on the Ohio River. Allison left work that day intent on going to a bar in west Pittsburgh. He left the boat on foot, headed towards Patriaglia's junkyard, and has never been heard from again.
All of Allison's possessions, including his clothes, money, cigarettes and television set, were found on the boat. His estranged wife stated he would never have gone anywhere without his cigarettes. He also left behind a baby daughter. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Pennsylvania State Police
724-627-6151
September 2021 updates and sources
The Doe Network
The Pittsburgh Tribune
October 12, 2004. July 4, 2018; picture added, Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: and Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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