Derrick Vincent Kucera Missing Since 1986 -- Hillsboro, Alabama
Author: Shane Lambert
Original Time of Writing: December 25th, 2020
All articles are subject to editing after the original posting.
Missing Person: Derrick Vincent Kucera
Last seen or contact date: October 29th, 1986 (Wednesday) according to NamUs -- may have been November 4th, 1986
Where last seen: Hillsboro, Alabama in the passenger seat of a car on Ivy Hollow Road, which might be route 374 on modern maps.
NamUs # and Link: #MP7351
According to NamUs and Charley Project, Derrick Kucera was last seen on October 29th, 1986 in a vehicle on Ivy Hollow Road that was being driven by a male driver. He has not been seen since. According to a newspaper article I found, the date of disappearance might actually have been November 4th, 1986, however, I think this is poor journalism. The balance of everything I read on this case would support the October 29th, 1986 last-seen date.
The photo of Derrick, included at the start of this article, is one that was taken from a high-school yearbook. The year of that yearbook is 1978, meaning that Derrick would have been about 15 years old at the time of the photo and perhaps in Grade 10.
The above photo looks like that of an adult, however, from the source I could not find an age. It was posted on Ancestry.ca by one Lisa Lentz. She seemed to have an interest in helping with this case so I snipped the photo for publication here in allegiance with that. I could not find information regarding the date of the photo but we can agree this would be a better photo than the juvenile one that is often used in this case.
Ethnicity/Race: White
Sex: Male
Age at time of disappearance: 23 years old
Ivy Hollow Road, where he was last seen, is difficult to pinpoint using modern maps. It seems to be a street name that those "in the know" refer to. From what I found, it is near Bates Mountain in the county of Lawrence and might be route 374 (Google Maps 34.593745058286245, -87.20254119383081). One user on Ancestry.com said this: "CR374 is Ivy Hollow Road, & I don't think CR465 off of it ever had another name - it was a road to the George Collins homeplaces from Ivy Hollow Rd. Ivy Hollow Rd now ends at private land, but it once continued over the mountain" (Lesley Hodges Whitley on March 1st, 2013).
Derrick looks like the difficult-to-abduct type. At nearly 6'0" and 220 pounds, he's not the kind of person that you just grab, especially at the age of 23. Furthermore, the description of his last-seen moments doesn't ever mention any kind of urgency in the situation. It seems like Derrick is in the car voluntarily. Perhaps he was traveling with someone he trusted.
The mother, deceased as of 2015, hired a private investigator but the case seems to be cold.
Hair: Brown/dark blonde
Eye color: Green
Height and weight at the time of disappearance: 5'10" to 6'0" and 210 to 220 pounds
Other: a pierced ear, not sure if left or right; scar near the left eye; scar on the abdomen; clean shaven at time of disappearance but known to wear a beard.
Clothing: Black t-shirt, blue jeans; high-top tennis shoes (one black/one red); necklace with silver cross
The above newspaper article is a website snip, not an embed. I'm not sure of the original source but think that the picture has some value. I found it at Ancestry.ca.
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