Name: Elvin Everett Crist
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: December 10, 1996
Location Last Seen: Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas
Date of Birth: April 26, 1956
Age: 40 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 155 lbs
Hair Color: Brown, thinning in front
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Pierced right ear pierced; wears glasses
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Wire-rimmed glasses
Elvin and his father worked together at their family landscaping business. Elvin's father last saw his son at the end of their workday and they planned to meet up the next morning as usual. Elvin didn't show up for work the next morning and his family has not seen him since his disappearance.
Weeks later, police discovered Elvin's truck had been abandoned at a parking lot at the University of Kansas in Lawrence and towed away. A store receipt found in the truck confirmed on the day of Elvin's disappearance he had gone to J.C. Penney after work and exchanged a pair of jeans. There is no record of where Elvin went after that.
After Elvin's disappearance, someone tried cashing some of his personal checks. The checks bounced and investigators were unable to find the person who tried cashing them. Elvin's family has had Elvin declared legally dead. Foul play is suspected.
Agency Name: Lawrence Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Det. Jack Cross
Agency Phone Number: 785-423-4629
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 02-96-17736
NCIC Case Number: M985645536
NamUs Case Number: 12357
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Lawrence Journal-World - Jun. 2, 2012
Added: 12/31/11; Last Updated: 4/18/22 - By: Doe-NamUs-App
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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