Name: Jeffrey Keith Hegwood
Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: March 20, 1980
Location Last Seen: Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi
Date of Birth: February 6, 1957
Age: 23 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 155 - 160 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Nickname/Alias: Jeff
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Wears eyeglasses or contact lenses; suffers from seasonal allergies, including hay fever; scar on inner left eyebrow; mustache
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing: Tan pants and a V-neck brown sweater
Jewelry: Gold Bulova Acutron watch with a green safety cross on its face and the name "Robert E. Bell" engraved on the back; turquoise ring
Additional Personal Items: Carrying a .25-caliber RG Model 26 pistol with serial number U020365
Jeffrey Hegwood was last seen on March 20, 1980, leaving the Townhouse Lounge in downtown Hattiesburg. He left the lounge at about 9:30 or 10 p.m. to go home, where he was going to meet his date.
Jeffrey's car was involved in a minor hit-and-run accident. It is unclear if Jeffrey was the driver at the time of the accident. His car was found abandoned the next day on Short Katie Street. There were no signs of foul play or anyone being in his car with him. Nothing was wrong with the car and nothing had been taken from it and the keys had been left inside.
Agency Name: University of Southern Mississippi Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Rusty Keyes, Chief of Police
Agency Phone Number: 601-266-4986
Agency E-Mail: Police@usm.edu
Agency Case Number: MP-80-3-4
NamUs Case Number: 53151
NCIC Case Number: M-059130013
Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 12/28/2023 - By: kc
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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