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In the winter of 1978, a young man named Willie Lee Johnson vanished from the city of Akron, Ohio, leaving behind a mystery that has endured for decades. At 26 years old, Willie was last seen at the Tropicana Lounge, a nightclub that once stood on North Howard Street. Accounts vary on the exact date of his disappearance, with some sources stating it as January 20, 1978, and others as sometime in February of that same year. At the time, he was described as being 5'7' tall and weighing 1 ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 20, 1978

Victim Details

Nov 01, 2018

Sep 03, 2020

Willie

Johnson

72

26

67 inches

140 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Jan 20, 1978

Akron

Ohio

Summit County

41626

Akron Police Department

Akron

Ohio

Summit County

44308

Jeffrey Smith

Detective Sergeant

217 South High Street, Ohio

3303752552

Local

Law Enforcement

18-025631

1978-01-27

Akron Police Department

10688

Black

Brown

Brown

06/27/2026


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