Owen C. Powell Missing Person Case

Jan 27, 2026

Jan 27, 2026

Owen

C. Powell

73

43

6'0 - 6'2 inches

150 lbs

Black

Male

In the bustling heart of New York City, a 43-year-old man named Owen C. Powell went missing, leaving behind a mystery that would linger for years. On the morning of March 13, 1996, at approximately 10:03 a.m., he was seen walking in Manhattan. At the time of his disappearance, Owen was described as a Black male with brown hair and hazel eyes, standing between 6'0" and 6'2" tall, and weighing between 150 and 170 pounds. His last known location was in the vicinity of 3rd Avenue and West 52nd Street, a detail that has been noted in discussions about his case due to the geographical inconsistency, as 3rd Avenue is on the East Side of Manhattan. After this sighting, he was never heard from or seen again. The circumstances surrounding Owen C. Powell's disappearance are sparse, and very few details have been made public over the years. His case was handled by the New York Police Department, but the investigation yielded little information to explain his sudden vanishing. The lack of available information created a quiet but persistent question mark, a void for those who may have known him and for a public periodically reminded of his unsolved case through missing persons' databases. His physical description, including a light complexion, was noted in the materials compiled in an effort to find him. For many years, Owen Powell's case remained open, one of the countless silent files of the missing. However, a later update indicated a change in the status of his case. According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), the case has been officially closed. Despite this development, no further details regarding the circumstances of the closure have been released to the public. The story of Owen C. Powell begins with a man walking down a Manhattan street and ends in a quiet administrative update, leaving the full narrative of what happened after he was last seen known only to those with access to the final, unshared chapter of his case file.

Mar 13, 1996

Manhattan

New York

Manhattan

New York Police Departmen

646-610-6914

08/31/2026