CA CA - Alan Soper, 22, Sacramento, 7 June 1974

[theshadow45]

Submitted Alan via NamUs as a possibilty for AJD.

 

[Alleykins]

Submitted Alan via NamUs as a possibilty for AJD.

Which case is AJD? I'm not sure.

 

[theshadow45]

Which case is AJD? I'm not sure.

Aptos John Doe: http://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMU/1184225/1/screen.

 

[Alleykins]

It appears Alan was ruled out this year for this Kansas JD found in 1974.

ETA WS linK for UP case where Alan was discussed as a possible match last year
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...Pullover-4-Button-Shirt-Jul-74&highlight=2353

 

[Ozoner]

Side-by-sides of the composite for Aptos John Doe and Alan Soper: View attachment 126718View attachment 126719.

I don't see much of a resemblance, and the heights are way off, but I guess the age, dates, and location justify the submission.

 

[theshadow45]

Submitted Alan via NamUs as a possibilty for AJD.

Alan has been ruled out.

 

[Vaden]

I am taking the liberty to resurrect this meager thread with some more meat:

Some details: Soper contacted his famly on June 7, 1974. He said he was in Sacramento, California at the time.
Following his college graduation, he had been travelling around the country with truck drivers. He has never been heard from again.
On June 8, 1977, three years later, Soper's clothing and wallet were found in Needles, California. http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/s/soper_alan.html

Suspicious. It would be interesting to know exactly where, if in nature or at some other place, his items were found.
One cannot help but to wonder if one of those truck drivers he used to hitchhike with had anything to do with his disappearance. :/

This guy looks so much like me it's scary. My friend spotted it and thought it was just me dressed up for a 70's type photo. Doppelganger! It really freaks my mom out. It's only the pic above though, his other pics don't have the same resemblance.

 

[theshadow45]

Bumping for Alan, today is his birthday.

 

[MariaGG]

I went to school with Alan, and so sorry to hear of his disappearance. He had very distinctive beautiful eyes. I hope there will be answers some day.

 

[Alleykins]

I went to school with Alan, and so sorry to hear of his disappearance. He had very distinctive beautiful eyes. I hope there will be answers some day.

Welcome to WS.
Should you have anything to add to his case information, please share. Thank you.

 

[theshadow45]

Alan has been missing for 44 years today.

 

[theshadow45]

Bumping, Alan's updated Charley Project page: Alan Wayne Soper – The Charley Project.

 

[theshadow45]

Not much to go on, but possibly the UID known as Amboy John Doe? Doe Network: 2431UMCA and NamUs pages: Unidentified Person Case. This John Doe was found in the desert buried in a shallow grave outside of Amboy, CA on 27 April 1975. (Which, coincidentally would have been Alan's 23rd birthday). He is believed to be 19-30 years old, approximately 5'6"-5'8" tall, and had been dead at least one year before he was discovered. Amboy is approximately 90 miles from Needles, CA where Alan's belongings were found a few years after his disappearance.
Thread: CA - Amboy, WhtMale 2431UMCA (UP2492), 19-30 w/pocket knife and wooden nickle, 1974.

 

[theshadow45]

Not much to go on, but possibly the UID known as Amboy John Doe? Doe Network: 2431UMCA and NamUs pages: Unidentified Person Case. This John Doe was found in the desert buried in a shallow grave outside of Amboy, CA on 27 April 1975. (Which, coincidentally would have been Alan's 23rd birthday). He is believed to be 19-30 years old, approximately 5'6"-5'8" tall, and had been dead at least one year before he was discovered. Amboy is approximately 90 miles from Needles, CA where Alan's belongings were found a few years after his disappearance.
Thread: CA - Amboy, WhtMale 2431UMCA (UP2492), 19-30 w/pocket knife and wooden nickle, 1974.

Submitted.

 

[theshadow45]

Bumping for Alan, today is his birthday.

 

[theshadow45]

Alan has been missing for 45 years today.

 

[theshadow45]

Bumping.

 

[theshadow45]

Bumping for Alan.

 

[theshadow45]

Bumping for Alan, today is his birthday.

 

[theshadow45]

Not much to go on, but possibly the UID known as Amboy John Doe?

Alan has been ruled out.