MISSING: Lorenzo "Lenchito" Vazquez Lazalde

 

3-year-old Lorenzo "Lenchito" Vazquez Lazalde was last seen in Juárez, Mexico in 1954. His mother stated that Lorenzo was outside playing at a relative's home when he went missing. There was a rumor that relatives whisked him away to El Paso or California. That he died in an accident in Juárez. Another was that someone lured him to a bus by using his nickname Lenchito. None of these rumors were confirmed by the family.

I have little information in this case. I don't speak any language other than English and I do not have the ability to find Spanish sources. If anyone reading has found other sources for this case as in him being found or more information on this case please link below.

SOURCES:

Doe Network

American Homeland Security News

MISSING: Joseph Rodriguez

4-year-old Joseph "Joe"  Rodriguez was raised by his aunt, Pauline Rodriguez. In 1936 they lived on the 1600 block of Park Ave. in Manhattan borough of New York City, New York. At the time his mother, Dora Olivo, lived within walking distance of them. His father was deported back to Ecuador when Jospeh was an infant. The area they lived at was called "Little Spain" at the time. 

On September 6, 1936, Pauline left young Joseph with a neighbor. The neighbor took him down the street early that afternoon to play with other children. They left Joseph with children. When the neighbor returned they couldn't find Joseph. 

He wasn't reported missing until the next day at 11 a.m. His aunt believed that he would return on his own. A search ensued in the area. Even basements were searched through to try to find the young boy. 

Six days later Pauline received a telegram with a name she didn't recognize. It stated "Joseph will be back on Wednesday. Doctor will not let me move him." Pauline didn't know who sent it and the name on the Telegram was never released. There was no more communication after this. 

Joseph is a Hispanic male and was 4 at the time. he was 3'0" and 35lbs  He has black hair and brown eyes. He has a mole on his right wrist and a scar above his right eye. He was wearing a navy blue sweater with a red striped collar, a yellow sweater underneath, white knickers with blue dots, and blue sandals.

SOURCES:

Charley Project

Times Union

Daily News

MISSING: Thomas "Tommy" Richey

 

16-year-old Thomas "Tommy" Richey left home to go fishing on July 11, 1950. He went to his favorite fishing area on the Rogue River in Prospect, Oregon. The area had a cable car he would use to move to the middle and fish from above. His fishing pole and a few fish were found in the car, but he was not. It's likely he fell or jumped into the river and drowned as the car was still sitting over the river.

Coincidentally Tommy's mother's first husband and his older 1/2 brother who was 6 at the time drowned in the Rogue River in 1930.

Tommy is a white male and was 16 at the time. He was 5'9" to 5'10" and 160 lbs. He has brown hair and brown eyes. He wore prescription glasses.

SOURCES:

NamUs

Charley Project 

MISSING: Cecilia and Leo Payash

 

On July 1, 1957, 47-year-old Cecilia Payash and her son 8-year-old Leo were walking down Red Lake Rd in Red Lake, Ontario along the railway line. The two were never seen again. 

Cecilia is First Nations and was 47-years old at the time. She was 4'11 and described as having a thin build. She had black hair and brown eyes. She has a hooked nose. At the time Cecilia was carrying $30. 

Leo is First Nations and was 8-years-old at the time. He was 4' and was described as having a thin build. He has black hair and brown eyes. At the time he had a bad eye infection in his left eye and it was nearly swollen shut from it. 

It's not stated whether or not foul play is suspected in this case. 

SOURCES:

Unidentified Wiki (Cecilia)

CBC (Cecilia)

CBC (Leo)

Unidentified Wiki (Leo)

Canadas Missing

Ontario's Missing Adults

Missing Child: Melvin Charles Horst

On the afternoon of December 27, 1928 4-year-old Melvin Horst was playing with four neighborhood friends. They were playing at a vacant lot off of Chestnut St. in Orville, Ohio. The area was near the railroad tracks. At some point, Melvin decided to walk home alone because he only lived a block away. He was carrying his small red truck a gift he got on Christmas.

At 4:30 Zora decided to call him home from dinner and sent her oldest out to search for him at his friend's homes. He was not found.  He must have at least made it to his front yard as it was found his truck. They waited till his father Raymond got home and they searched the neighborhood at 6 p.m.

By 7 the police helped and they initiated the search at 8:30. The search was led by Roy who was Raymond's brother and village marshal. It was hoped that Melvin was mistaken as a child of a wealthy family and a ransom would come, but it never did.

Some theorize that his disappearance was to deal with Roy. The prohibition was going on at the time and Roy was zealous at getting bootleggers and enforcing liquor laws making several enemies. He was living with the family at the time and one of the bootleggers decided to get revenge. This included Elias Arnold and his children William, Arthur, and Dorthy McHenry and Dorthy's husband Bascom.

On Jan 2. 1929, the group was arrested for Melvin's disappearance. Elias had been in jail for the most part of 1928 and had a grudge against Roy. Later Charles "Junior" Hannah Elias 8-year-old nephew and a 9-year-old friend of Junior claimed to have seen Melvin go into the Arnold's house. Elias and Arthur were convicted and spent three months in jail when they realized the children had lied.

In 1930 Junior admitted that his father Charles Hannah and a neighbor Earl Conold had told him to lie. He said that they had killed Melvin and told the children to lie about seeing Melvin going to the Arnold's home. The men confessed, but it was coerced by Law Enforcement.

Some believe that it could be possible he was hit by a car and his body hid. That he was kidnapped and murdered. Or someone kidnapped him to raise as their own. None of these theories could be confirmed though.

Melvin was 4 years old at the time. He was 3'1" and 49 lbs. He had blue eyes and brown hair. He has a jagged burn scar on his hip. He was described as having an upturned nose and stocky build. He was wearing a checked sweater, a brown overcoat, and a stocking cap.

SOURCES:
Charley Project
NamUs
Daily Record
Daily Record

Strange Company

Missing: Noel Elijah Davis

On November 1, 1915, 16-year-old Noel Davis left his home in Reno, Nevada. He was supposed to visit his older sister, Irene, and her husband in the San Francisco Bay area in California. At the time the World Fair was in town which was between Feb. 20 to Dec. 4. Noel never arrived at his sisters and his whereabouts unknown.  

Noel is a white male and was 16-years-old at the time. He was 5'9" and around 150 lbs at the time. He had black hair and brown eyes. 

SOURCES:

NamUs
Track Missing

MISSING: Richard David "Pee Wee" Marlow

On July 18, 1944, 9-year-old Richard "Pee Wee" Marlow and his older brother decided to stay home as the rest of the family went to the movies. Richard decided to stay home because he went to the movies the day before. He was playing outside on his bike in front of his home in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. His older brother was keeping an eye on him from inside the house. This was when he went missing, and his bike was still in the yard.

It's believed that someone abducted the 9-year-old. He came from a good home and it was seen as he had no reason to run away. He was a bright and shy kid. He was known to even get to school early. He would never talk to strangers let alone go into a dark room by himself. Making it unlikely he ran away.

Richard is a white male and was 9 at the time. He was 3'8" to 4'0" and 50 lbs. He had blonde hair and blue eyes. He has a scar on the right temple. He was wearing a striped jersey, blue pants, grey socks with a yellow band, a dark blue nylon windbreaker and a ring "KL" aluminum.

SOURCES:
Canada's Missing
The Star
Doe Network