Richard W. Powell -- Missing Since March 1984 From Texas

Details from NamUs**: 

"Powell was last seen in Texas on March 22, 1984. His vehicle was found abandoned in an Irving, Dallas County, Texas parking lot April 23, 1984. Foul play is considered in his disappearance."

Missing Person: Richard W. Powell
May use the following alias(es): Richard F. Powell
Last-contact date: March 22nd, 1984
The area where the MP was last seen: Fort Worth, Texas
Link to government source: NamUs MP 

VITAL DETAILS

Ethnicity: Caucasian
Sex: Male
Age at time of disappearance: 18 years old
Birthdate: February 1st, 1966

Hair: Blond/strawberry
Eyes: Blue
Scar: None indicated
Height/weight: 5'7" to 5'10" and 150 to 160 pounds
BMI*: Richard W. Powell was in the normal range for BMI.
Tattoos: Richard W. Powell did not have any tattoos associated with his profiles.

Richard W. Powell was last heard from on March 22nd, 1984 when he was 18 years of age. This individual has now been missing for about 37 years as of the original publication date of this blog post.

I didn't find any media coverage in newspaper databases. This person was in Ancestry, however, I didn't see any research angle that could shed light on anything unless a family member could be found that was willing to open up the details of this case to an online audience. There appeared to be a couple of photos of him in the 1982 yearbook for Sam Houston High School but I think they were younger photos than the one that circulates with his various profiles.

The missing person did not have any articles or items associated with his missing person's reports, at least of the sources that I consulted. It would be interesting to know where exactly the car was found and why the police thought that foul play was plausible.

Richard W. Powell had the following distinctive characteristic: 

• a mole on his right cheek
• the pinkie fingers on both hands are permanently curved inward 

I wondered if the curving pinky fingers were born deformations that might show up in his skeletal remains. It might do well for Websleuths or amateur investigators to look at John Doe databases for this skeletal detail on an unidentified person.

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*For BMI values, I use the UPPER or HIGHER ranges that are given for height and weight.
**Text might be paraphrased. If taken verbatim, then grammar or spelling errors are not necessarily corrected from original sources.
Disclaimer: Whenever possible, government sources are preferred for getting the details of a missing persons case. However, any source that the article writer deems reputable may be used.

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