Jeremiah Huger Missing Person Case

May 14, 2010

Dec 31, 2020

Jeremiah

Huger

45

4

42 inches

45 lbs

Black / African American

Male

On a summer afternoon in the Bronx, New York, four-year-old Jeremiah Huger was enjoying a day of play with other children in the yard of his grandmother's apartment building. It was June 25, 1985, a day that would forever alter the lives of his family. Jeremiah, a young African American boy with brown hair and brown eyes, was last seen wearing a light blue shirt, dark blue shorts, and white sneakers. He had a distinctive one-and-a-half-inch scar on his left forearm and was also described as having a bowlegged left leg. The playful atmosphere was shattered when an unknown man called out to Jeremiah by name. When the young boy approached, the man grabbed him and vanished, leaving behind a scene of confusion and developing terror. The initial moments after Jeremiah's disappearance were filled with a harrowing misunderstanding. His mother, who had been watching him from a window, left with a relative to go shopping. Jeremiah's grandmother, his legal guardian, had called for him, and when he didn't respond, she assumed he had gone with his mother. It wasn't until his mother returned home without him that the frantic search began. The children who had been playing with Jeremiah provided the only eyewitness accounts, describing how a Black man had called to him from the sandbox before taking him away. This abduction, from a playground behind his grandmother's third-floor apartment in the Twin Parks housing project on La Fontaine Avenue, left the family and community in a state of shock and profound grief. In the decades that have passed since Jeremiah's disappearance, his case has remained unsolved, leaving his family with an enduring pain and a host of unanswered questions. The emotional toll on his parents was immense, with both turning to drugs in the aftermath of their son's abduction. His mother has since gone through recovery and continues to search for answers. Law enforcement has considered the possibility that Jeremiah may have been sold after he was taken. However, his mother holds a different belief, suspecting that an abusive and jealous ex-boyfriend, who had previously threatened to take the child, may be responsible. Despite these theories, a lack of evidence has left the investigation at a standstill. The case of Jeremiah Huger serves as a heartbreaking reminder of a childhood stolen and a family left to grapple with the ambiguity and sorrow of a missing loved one.

Jun 25, 1985

Bronx

New York

Bronx County

30440

New York City Police Department - Missing Persons Squad

New York

New York

New York County

10039

2770 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, New York

2126947781

Local

Law Enforcement

KNMP02618

1985-06-25

New York City Police Department - Missing Persons Squad

Brown

Brown

Brown

09/24/2026