4538DMLA - Wesley Dale Morgan



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Name: Wesley Dale Morgan

Case Classification: Endangered Missing

Missing Since: May 15, 2001

Location Last Seen: Clinton, East Feliciana County, Louisiana

Physical Description

Date of Birth: March 14, 1999

Age: 2 years old

Race: White

Gender: Male

Height: 3'0"

Weight: 40 lbs.

Hair Color: Blond (dark blond to light brown)

Eye Color: Blue

Nickname/Alias: Unknown

Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers

Dentals: Not Available

Fingerprints: Not Available

DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: A gray Mickey Mouse t-shirt, blue shorts with a green stripe on the leg and sandals.

Jewelry: Unknown

Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance

Morgan was last seen playing on the front porch of his home in Clinton, LA at approximately 9:45 a.m. on May 15, 2001. His parents were separated at the time. Morgan and his mother, Ruby Renee Harvard, were reportedly living with Harvard's boyfriend at the time. They resided along US Highway 63 near the Bluff Creek community. Wesley's non-custodial father also resided in Clinton, LA.



On the day that Morgan disappeared, his mother told police that she had briefly left him playing with puppies in the yard while she went to prepare lunch inside their home. When she returned minutes later, Morgan was gone. Extensive searches of the area produced no clues. Authorities utilized Louisiana National Guard's helicopter thermal imaging device to assist in the effort. The State's Governor declared a State of Emergency to finance the flight.



Ruby Harvard denied any involvement in her son's disappearance and there have not been any arrests in connection with Morgan's disappearance. Authorities believe that Morgan is alive and that Harvard gave him away or sold him. In 2008, Harvard was charged with attempting to sell another one of her children after she allegedly offered to sell her unborn child to a married couple for over $2,000.00.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: East Feliciana County Sheriff's Office

Agency Contact Person: Detective Don McKey

Agency Phone Number: (225) 683-5459

Agency E-Mail: N/A

Agency Case Number: SO15157

Agency Name: Federal Bureau of Investigation

Agency Contact Person: Special Agent Rob King

Agency Phone Number: (225) 291-1446

Agency E-Mail: N/A

Agency Case Number: N/A

NCIC Case Number: M-741597387

NamUs Case Number: 4168

NCMEC Case Number: 912370

Information Source(s)

NamUs

NCMEC

LSU

The Advocate

NBC News



Admin Notes

Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 5/4/20