Missing
Roy Neil Searchwell Jr.
Searchwell, approximately 1995
Date and time person was reported missing : 10/26/1995
Missing location (approx) :
Raleigh, North Carolina
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
Black
DOB : 04/20/1966 (55)
Age at the time of disappearance: 29 years old
Height / Weight : 5'7, 135 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A black hooded sweatshirt, brown corduroy pants, black shoes, a gold lion's head ring, a gold ruby ring, and a necklace with a Jesus pendant.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Searchwell had a thin mustache at the time of his disappearance, and his hair was cut in a "fade" style, short on the sides and longer on top.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Searchwell was last seen at his residence in the 10 block of St. Augustine Avenue in Raleigh, North Carolina on October 26, 1995. He disappeared with his vehicle. On October 30, his vehicle was found in a rural area on Grasshopper Road near Knightdale, North Carolina. A large amount of blood, later determined to be Searchwell's, was in the trunk. He has never been heard from again.
Searchwell was born in Jamaica and moved to the United States about three years before he went missing. At first he lived with his father in New Jersey, and just two months before his disappearance he moved to Raleigh. He worked as a handyman; he is good at repairing refrigerators and air conditioners. He may have taken a job at a car dealership before his disappearance.
Searchwell left three children behind in Jamaica and two in New Jersey. Foul play is suspected in his disappearance.
Other information and links : ncy
Raleigh Police Department
919-996-3555
September 2021 updates and sources
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