Right: Age-progressed by NCMEC to 22 years
Right: Age-progressed by NCMEC to 22 years
Name: Curtis McCoy
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: November 18, 1989
Location Last Seen: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
Date of Birth: October 6, 1987
Age: 2 years old
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Height: 1'8" to 2'0"
Weight: 25 lbs.
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Two marks on his back; medium complexion
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Not Available
Clothing: Green jacket; blue jeans; gray shirt; white tennis shoes
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Blue Yankees cap
Curtis McCoy was last seen while shopping with his father in downtown Newark, New Jersey on November 18, 1989.
Curtis Williams told Newark Police that he reached for his son's hand as they walked down a street, but felt nothing but air.
The last time La Shawn McCoy saw her son was in October 1989 in Gifford, South Carolina where she was temporarily living with her mother. Williams, her ex-boyfriend, asked if he could drive down from New Jersey to take his son home to Union City for the holidays, and she agreed.
Curtis Williams told police his son disappeared during a shopping trip to Newark, where they were accompanied by Williams' girlfriend and their two children. After he reported Curtis missing, the child's mother returned to New Jersey.
On January 13, 2006, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office indicted Curtis Williams on charges of murdering his son. Authorities believe the child was killed in Union City, and buried in Jersey City.
Agency Name: Newark Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Detective Miranda
Agency Phone Number: 973-733-6000
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 89108395
Agency Name: FBI
Agency Contact Person: Special Agent Dan Garrabrant
Agency Phone Number: (973) 792-7311
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: N/A
Agency Name: New Jersey State Police
Agency Contact Person: Sergeant Paul Valles
Agency Phone Number: (609) 273-8336
Agency E-Mail: missingpinformation@njsp.gov
Agency Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: 6377
NCIC Case Number: M-410536309
NCMEC Case Number: 776157
NamUs
NCMEC
New Jersey State Police
The Star-Ledger - Jan. 24, 2006
The Jersey Journal - May 8, 2007
Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 06/05/2024 - By: mc
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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