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Dec 23, 2022
Mar 29, 2024
Donald
Morris
84
37
68 inches
135 lbs
140 lbs
Black / African American
Male
In the summer of 1977, on July 2nd, a 37-year-old man named Donald Dan Morris disappeared from Hodgenville, a small community in Le Flore County, Oklahoma. At the time, Morris was an inmate at the Jim E. Hamilton Correctional Center, serving a ten-year sentence for second-degree burglary. He was last seen during a work detail, and his absence wasn't noted until later that day. Standing at five feet eight inches and weighing between 135 and 140 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, Morris was a man with a history of criminal activity, including prior convictions for burglary. The circumstances of his disappearance were perplexing; he seemingly walked away from his work assignment, leaving behind no personal belongings or any form of communication. The official narrative of Donald Morris's disappearance is that he escaped from custody. In the immediate aftermath, there were no reported sightings of him, nor were any witnesses or vehicles associated with his departure ever identified. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) promptly classified him as a fugitive, and a manhunt was initiated. Despite these efforts, Morris appeared to have vanished without a trace, a feat that has fueled much speculation over the decades. Theories range from the possibility of him creating a new identity and living a quiet life elsewhere, to the more sinister notion that he may have met with foul play or become involved with a criminal syndicate. The lack of any concrete evidence, a body, or any communication has left his case in a perpetual state of ambiguity. The case of Donald Dan Morris remains an open and active investigation for both the Oklahoma Department of Corrections and the OSBI. Decades have passed since he was last seen, and if he were alive today, he would be in his eighties. His disappearance is one of the long-standing cold cases in Le Flore County, a rural area characterized by the Ouachita Mountains. The investigation has faced significant challenges due to the limited forensic technology and investigative techniques available at the time of his disappearance. Over the years, law enforcement has continued to seek information from the public, hoping for a lead that might finally shed light on what happened to Donald Dan Morris after he walked away from his work detail on that July day. The case serves as a haunting reminder of how a person can seemingly vanish, leaving behind only questions and an enduring mystery.
Jul 02, 1977
Hodgenville
Oklahoma
Le Flore County
Unknown
122244
Oklahoma Department of Corrections
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma County
73111
Matthew Terry
Fugitive Apprehension Agent III
1
3400 Martin Luther King Avenue, Oklahoma
State
Law Enforcement
2011-75
Oklahoma Department of Corrections
5057
Black
Brown
Brown
06/10/2026
