Found Deceased MI - Andrew Greer, 15, Addison, 12 Feb 1979

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He was recently added to The Charley Project and I didn't see a thread for him. Investigators are taking another look at his case.

Andrew Jackson Greer Jr.

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/27117/199/

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/g/greer_andrew.html

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Above Images: Andrew, circa 1979

Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
• Missing Since: February 12, 1979 from Addison, Michigan
• Classification: Endangered Missing
• Date of Birth: August 11, 1963
• Age: 15 years old
• Height and Weight: 5'10, 150 pounds
• Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Light brown hair, blue eyes. Andrew's nickname is Drew. Some agencies give his middle name as James.
• Clothing/Jewelry Description: A blue quilted parka and white high-top shoes.

Details of Disappearance
Andrew was last seen after leaving Addison High School in Addison, Michigan at 3:00 p.m. on February 12, 1979. He had been suspended from school because he was caught with a pocketknife. He apparently didn't want to go home because he was afraid he would be punished. Andrew and a friend went to a clubhouse on his friend's property south of Addison, then eventually parted ways. He never arrived at his home in the 14500 block of Burton Road in Clayton, Michigan and has never been heard from again. His mother reported him missing shortly after 5:00 p.m.

Various rumors about Andrew's disappearance circulated the area after he vanished, but none of these could be confirmed. He didn't have a driver's license or Social Security number at the time of his disappearance, and there's been no sign of him since 1979. His case remains unsolved and may be classified as a runaway.


Michigan authorities are seeking fresh information about the case of a 15-year-old boy who disappeared more than three decades ago after being suspended from high school.

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2015/01/06/police-reopen-case-of-michigan-boy-who-disappeared-in-1979/

Here's a more thorough article

http://www.lenconnect.com/article/20150104/NEWS/150109781/-1/news
 
After going through the reports, police said they discovered Greer was never put into the missing-person database, and realized there are more tools they can now use to help solve the case. One of those tools includes updated technology that police said could connect family members' DNA to bones and other lost remains to potentially identify Greer.

http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2015/01/missing_boy_case_of_1979_reope.html
 
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/27117/199/

NAMUS has an alias of Bowman under circumstances tab. If you look under photos though there is a school picture with the name Drew Bowmen. There is an Andrew Bowmen in Oregon but I can't find an age for him on intellus. Bowmen is not common. Drew Bowmen shows up in Hastings Michigan.
 
Just read about this case being reopened and looked up his name here. Sounds like he maybe ran away to avoid getting in trouble and could of died of natural causes if he tried hiding out in the woods. Or he could have actually ran away and got pretty far and met foul play. There is always the possibility too he is still alive and just never went back. You would really think though getting in trouble for having a knife would keep him away from his family for this long which makes me believe he is probably not alive. Hope his brother finds out more information on what happened to Andrew
 
Bumping

http://www.nampn.org/cases/greer_andrew.html

Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: February 12, 1979 from Addison, Lenawee County, Michigan
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date Of Birth: August 11, 1963
Age: 15
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 150 lbs.
Hair Color: Medium-length wavy blond hair.
Eye Color: Blue
Race: White
Gender: Male
Clothing: A blue, quilted, down-type parka and white high-top shoes.
AKA: Drew Bowman
Case Number: 413-79

Details of Disappearance
Andrew Jackson Greer was last seen on February 12, 1979 in Addison, MI. Greer was suspended from school for allegedly bringing a pocket knife to school and never returned home. He was a student at Addison High School at the time and lived with his family on Burton Road. Greer went with a friend to spend time at a clubhouse on the friend's family’s property south of Addison. Eventually, they parted ways.

Greer was reported missing by his mother at 5:10 p.m. that day.

Rumors circulated the school campus and beyond that Greer was allegedly killed and buried near a barn, or he was last seen hitchhiking along U.S. 127 near Hudson. No solid evidence to support either scenario came to light. The investigation resulted in no leads as to Greer’s whereabouts.

Greer had neither a driver’s license nor a Social Security number at the time he disappeared.
 
Does anyone see the resemblance between him and 1979 Bell CA John Doe?

Andrew: http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/g/greer_andrew.html
UID: http://doenetwork.org/cases/1401umca.html

I feel that he could have cut his hair to avoid being recognized; the color looks roughly similar to the UID's. And those rumors about him were two completely different stories. Who knows the truth. He may have hitchhiked along U.S. 127 but ended up in CA. I wonder, did he have any family along the 127 or in California?
 
New technology, tools to help in Clayton's 1979 missing teen case

http://www.lenconnect.com/article/20160206/NEWS/160209269

Samples of DNA from family members of a Lenawee County teen who disappeared 37 years ago are currently being compared to unidentified remains from across the country as efforts continue to solve the cold case.

Michigan State Police Detective Sgt. Larry Rothman said that during the past year he conducted a number of interviews and is “pursuing some investigational leads” in the 1979 disappearance of Andrew Jackson “Drew” Greer Jr.
 
Bump for Andrew. Such a strange situation, I wonder if they are still running checks. I wish Namus would listed UIDs ruled out on missing person pages.
 
39-year search for missing Michigan teen could end in Georgia grave

http://www.macon.com/latest-news/article209100929.html


Nearly 40 years ago, Anthony Strickland watched as the body of an unidentified teen was lowered into an unmarked grave on Macon's south side.

Strickland, a young Bibb County sheriff's deputy in 1979, was summoned while on patrol to be a witness for a Christian burial in a pauper's grave in Evergreen Cemetery.


Tuesday, Strickland was back at the grave as a trackhoe dug for the boy's remains in an attempt to finally identify him.

The young man had been killed instantly when he was hit by a tractor trailer while hitchhiking on Interstate 75 about four miles south of Macon.

John Doe could be ‘going home’ in cold cases 785 miles apart

http://www.macon.com/latest-news/article209135994.html
 
I got goosebumps reading this, how both investigators in different parts of the country were praying for answers. I hope this is finally solved!

Absolutely, believe this is going to be a good year for identifying UID's.

I looked for the UID that was mentioned it is not in NAMUS nor GA state site, at least I could not find it.
 
Georgia grave may hold answer to 39-year missing Addison teen case

http://www.lenconnect.com/news/2018...d-answer-to-39-year-missing-addison-teen-case

Michigan State Police Detective Larry Rothman flew down to Georgia earlier this week to witness the opening of an unmarked grave in Evergreen Cemetery where, 39 years ago, an unidentified teen boy who had been struck and killed by a truck on Interstate 75 was laid to rest.

Available evidence collected at the time by Georgia investigators could identify the body as being Andrew Greer, who disappeared from the Addison area Feb. 12, 1979.
 
39-year search for missing Michigan teen could end in Georgia grave
The Doe had 30 Clark bars and a half a dozen pieces of taffy on him when he died. I wonder what Andrew's favorite candy was and if he came from a household that was strict on junk food. It's so sad it seems like this kid over indulged on his new found freedom of eating whatever he wanted.
 
We still don't know which doe it was, right? If someone does have the NAMUS #, please let me know. Thanks!
 
Slightly different article

Detectives determined that Greer, who had run away from home on Feb. 12, 1979, was killed two days later when he was struck by a semi-trailer while hitchhiking down Interstate 75 near Macon, Georgia.

"Greer’s identity has been a mystery to Georgia authorities until now, and the Michigan State Police had no information on his whereabouts until the connection was made in December 2017," according to a statement from police.
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Bowman, Andrew's half brother, who now lives in San Marcos, Texas, said he wishes their mother was alive for the confirmation. She died last year and "dealt with the agony of wanting to know what happened," he said.

"It was my trying to help my mom find that answer that led us to this place," Bowman said. "Hopefully, she knows the truth today."

Bowman, who was 4 years old when Greer disappeared, said the family plans to have the remains cremated, bring them to Michigan for a memorial service and "put him to rest."

State Police: Body identified as missing boy from 1979
 

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