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Frank Estes Powell III, a 28-year-old from Fredericksburg, Virginia, was last seen on December 18, 2005. On that day, Frank called his mother, who lived out of state, expressing a desire to move in with her. He promised to call her back within half an hour to finalize the details for the trip, including how he would receive money for travel, but he never did. That call was the last time anyone heard from him.

Frank had a history of substance abuse, including alcohol and drug issues, whi ...Read More
Last Seen: Dec 18, 2005

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Victim Details

May 24, 2011

May 24, 2024

Frank

Powell

47

28

69 inches

135 lbs

150 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

On a December day in 2005, a phone call marked the last time anyone is known to have heard from Frank Estes Powell. At 28 years old, Frank, a male from Fredericksburg, Virginia, reached out to his mother, who was living in another state, with a plan to change his life. He expressed a desire to leave Virginia and move in with her, a conversation that held a glimmer of a new beginning. They were to speak again shortly to finalize the arrangements for his travel, but that second call never came. The line remained silent, and from that moment on, Frank's presence in the lives of his loved ones was replaced by a profound and unanswered question. Frank, who was also known by the nicknames Frankie, Bones, Bebo, or Boneman, was a person with a known history of struggles. In the year leading up to his disappearance, he had faced challenges with drug and alcohol abuse, which had necessitated hospitalization for detoxification on several occasions. Physically, he was a white male with brown hair and brown or hazel eyes, standing somewhere between 5'9" and 6'0" and weighing between 135 and 160 pounds. His appearance was distinguished by several tattoos: a teardrop on his chest, a design of a bone with the word "BONE" above it on his left arm, and the phrase "THUG LIFE" tattooed on his right arm. These details paint a picture of a young man at a crossroads, who on the verge of a potential life change, vanished without a trace. The circumstances surrounding Frank Estes Powell's disappearance remain a painful enigma. Last seen in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on December 18, 2005, his case is classified as an endangered missing person, a testament to the concern for his well-being. The Fredericksburg Police Department has been handling the investigation into his disappearance, but the passage of time has not yet yielded the answers his family seeks. The final known details—a phone call filled with future plans to his mother that abruptly ended in silence—offer a haunting narrative. The lack of any communication or sightings since that day has left a void, and the overview of his case is one of a sudden and complete departure from a life he seemed poised to alter.

Dec 18, 2005

Fredericksburg

Virginia

Fredericksburg City

22401

No

10236

Fredericksburg Police Department

Fredericksburg

Virginia

Fredericksburg City

22401

Ben Johnson

Detective Lieutenant

2200 Cowan Blvd, Virginia

5403733122

Local

Law Enforcement

Police.FXBG.com

2010-004911

Fredericksburg Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

06/12/2026


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