Account
Apr 15, 2010
Jul 14, 2023
Nathaniel
Reed
52
16
66 inches
140 lbs
Black / African American
Male
In the autumn of 1988, a 16-year-old boy named Nathaniel Reed vanished from Detroit, Michigan. He was last seen on November 9th of that year. At the time of his disappearance, Nathaniel was described as a Black male, standing at 5'6" and weighing 140 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance are not widely known, and there is very little information available about what might have led to him going missing. He has not been seen or heard from since that day, leaving a void of information and a case that has grown cold over the decades. Decades have passed since Nathaniel Reed was last seen, and the limited details surrounding his case have made the search for answers incredibly challenging. Information regarding what he was wearing on the day he disappeared or any potential reasons for his disappearance has not been made public. The passage of time has only deepened the mystery, as efforts to locate him have not yielded any significant developments. His case is classified as an endangered missing person, a term that underscores the vulnerable circumstances under which he vanished. The investigation into Nathaniel Reed's disappearance remains open, with the Detroit Police Department officially listed as the investigating agency. Despite the years that have turned into decades, his case is still listed on national missing persons' databases in the hope that new information may one day come to light. The lack of available details makes this a particularly difficult case, a quiet and sorrowful mystery of a teenager who disappeared without a trace from a major American city. This overview represents the story of a long-unsolved case, a plea for remembrance and any information that might finally explain what happened to Nathaniel Reed.
Nov 09, 1988
Detroit
Michigan
Wayne County
26903
Detroit Police Department
Detroit
Michigan
Wayne County
48226
Shannon Jones
Sergeant
1301 3rd St, Michigan
3135961800
Local
Law Enforcement
2307140171
Detroit Police Department
Black
Brown
Brown
06/16/2026
