Victor Dewight Shoemaker, 5 Missing since May 1, 1994 from Kirby, Hampshire County, West Virginia. Classification: Endangered Missing Vital Statistics Date Of Birth: March 30, 1989 Age at Time of Disappearance: 5 years old Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 40; 40 lbs. Distinguishing Characteristics: White male. Blond hair with bangs; blue eyes. Clothing: He was last seen wearing a red Bugs Bunny t-shirt; red shorts and white X-Men tennis shoes/sneakers. AKA: J.R. - short for Junior. DNA: Available Circumstances of Disappearance Shoemaker was visiting his step-grandfather, at his trailer on Short Mountain, near Kirby, West Virginia with his family in May 1994. He was last seen playing with children in the woods near Short Mountain. He was last seen by his two cousins, boys aged 8 and 9. He left the group and has not been seen since. No one noticed that he had been missing until they were going back home. A thorough search by police produced no clues. Just one main road passes through the area, but it is not heavily traveled. Short Mountain is a long, relatively low mountain. There are 8,000 acres to it. Much of it is a public hunting area. Shoemaker is described as a healthy, energetic, very bright boy who listens. More than 350 volunteers, aided by heat-sensing equipment, combed the mountain for four days under the direction of the Charlottesville-based Appalachian Search and Rescue Conference, but found no sign of J.R. Investigators If you have any information concerning this case, please contact: West Virginia State Police Trooper R.E. Cooper, Jr. 304-822-3561 Email Agency Case Number: 9403604 NCMEC #: NCMC790164
Posted on: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 21:39:27 +0000
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