Name: Ray Sutton
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: August 23, 1930
Location Last Seen: Clayton,Union County, New Mexico
Date of Birth: November 15, 1873
Age: 56 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 196 lbs.
Hair Color: Grey
Eye Color: Grey
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Upper and lower dentures
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Not Available
Clothing: Last seen wearing a cowboy hat, khaki trousers, and a tan lumber jacket
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Ray Sutton was last seen while conducting an investigation in Clayton, New Mexico on August 23, 1930. He worked for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives at the time of his disappearance.
On August 28th Fletcher passed a deputy sheriff about seven miles south of Raton. The deputy gave Sutton a wave. Sutton waved back and was never seen again. His government vehicle, a black 1929 Pontiac coach with yellow wood wheels, Kansas license plate #84 C 773, was located in a canyon 20 miles from where the suspects were last seen. When one of the suspects was later arrested in Colorado, he was in possession of Agent Sutton's government identification.
It is presumed that Agent Sutton was murdered near Raton, New Mexico, but his body was never located.
Agency Name: N/A
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: N/A
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: Unknown
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
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Added: 4/12/15 ; Last Updated: 11-13-2021 - By: Htmlcnvtr
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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