Found Deceased AL - Hoover Morris, 18, Heflin, 22 Nov 1991

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Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
• Missing Since: November 22, 1991 from Heflin, Alabama
• Classification: Missing
• Date of Birth: January 23, 1973
• Age: 18 years old
• Height and Weight: 6'1, 220 pounds
• Distinguishing Characteristics: African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes.

Details of Disappearance
Morris was last seen in Heflin, Alabama on November 22, 1991. He has never been heard from again. Few details are available in his case.

Sister Hoping This Is Last Thanksgiving Without Answers in Brother's 1991 Disappearance

Nichole Young's memories as a young girl all involve her older brother Jerome.

"We were very close. He taught me basically everything, except for how to tie my shoes. I actually taught him that," Nichole told Dateline.

But instead of watching her big brother go to college, get married, have a career and family, Nichole is left wondering what life would have been for him. This week marks 25 years since Jerome disappeared.
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Jerome and Nichole's mother had just had surgery on her knee, Nichole remembers, and she was helping her in the kitchen cooking dinner when she spotted a red, sports car out front.

"I told him that this red car was outside. He went out and I saw him talking to the woman inside it," Nichole told Dateline.

Jerome knew the woman -- she was someone their mother had told him to stay away from. "He came back in and told his mother she had been sent by their older brother to get him," Nichole said. "My mom trusted him and so he went, saying he'd be back later. He never did come home."

When their oldest brother came to the house later that evening, Nichole says their mother asked where Jerome was. It turns out, the brother hadn't sent anyone to come get Jerome. "He told our momma Jerome probably just said that so he could get out of the house and would be back."
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Last year, Nichole heard news that rekindled her hope for answers. The Chief of Police for the Heflin Police Department, A.J. Benefield, was reopening the case. It turns out, he went to high school with Jerome and the two had played football together, according to Nichole.

The new investigation has been active, but difficult, officials have said. A tip called in led investigators to a plot of land in Georgia, where the person said Jerome may be buried. Cadaver dogs were brought in, but nothing in connection with the case was found, Nichole told Dateline.

The various hurdles don't discourage Nichole. She believes someone still out there knows exactly what happened that November day all those years ago.
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Heflin family, police asking for help finding man who went missing in 1991 - April 2015
 
What happened to Jerome Morris: Heflin PD reopens 25-year-old cold case

http://wiat.com/2016/11/28/what-happened-to-jerome-morris-heflin-pd-reopens-25-year-old-cold-case/

Heflin Police Chief A.J. Benefield says they’ve already made progress, but their biggest obstacle has been a lack of cooperation from potential witnesses.

“We’re putting pressure on these people and we’re going to pressure them out,” said Benefield.

And that lack of cooperation has been a problem from the start.
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Canary Kelley said they started asking around and they put up flyers, trying to find someone who had seen him.

“Couldn’t get nobody to talk. I guess it was because they were afraid if they said anything, they might be next,” said Kelley.

But with the renewed effort from the Heflin Police Department, the family is holding on to hope.

“Do we suspect there’s foul play involved? Absolutely we do. And we’re going to prove who did what,” said Benefield.
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Here's more coverage on the case. Happy to see a dedicated investigator in charge here!

http://www.annistonstar.com/news/crime/heflin-police-family-of-man-missing-years-refuse-to-give/article_5ee1eee6-b74f-11e6-aeba-7b25e8d46258.html

Benefield said the family was too close-knit for Morris to not contact them if he could. Benefield believes that Morris is dead and that foul play is involved, he said.

“We know people know things,” Benefield said. “We’re running into a lack of cooperation.”

The department has dug up some new information, though.

“We’ve actually gone out with cadaver dogs looking for a location for a body in Georgia,” Benefield said.

The department will continue to check out every possible lead, Benefield added. The family deserves answers, he said.

“Things like this, they just, they don’t go away,” Benefield said. “You’re missing a brother, a son, you’re going to think about that every holiday, every day. Where are they at? What’s going on? What happened?”
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Hoover Jerome Morris – The Charley Project
Hoover Jerome Morris
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Morris, circa 1991; Age-progression to age 43 (circa 2016)

  • Missing Since11/22/1991
  • Missing FromHeflin, Alabama
  • ClassificationEndangered Missing
  • Date of Birth01/23/1973 (46)
  • Age18 years old
  • Height and Weight6'1, 220 pounds
  • Distinguishing CharacteristicsAfrican-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Morris goes by his middle name, Jerome.
Details of Disappearance
Morris was last seen at his home on Thomas Street in Heflin, Alabama on November 22, 1991. His mother had just had surgery on her knee, so he and his younger sister were helping her out.

A red sports car pulled up as Morris's sister was cooking dinner. He went inside and spoke to the driver, a woman he knew. His mother had told him to stay away from the woman. When he came back inside, he said his older brother had sent the woman to get him.

Morris's mother gave him permission to leave. He has never been heard from again. When his older brother came to the house later that evening, Morris's sister asked where Morris was. It turned out his brother didn't know, and hadn't sent anyone to come and get him.

Morris was a high school senior at the time of his disappearance and was known for being a good football player. His dream was to attend the University of Alabama on a football scholarship and eventually play professional football, like his uncle Ike Grant, who played for the New York Jets.

However, his younger sister stated he'd become involved with drugs by the time of his disappearance. He and his sister were close, but he wouldn't talk to her about it. Morris's case remains unsolved and foul play is suspected.
 
Hoover Jerome Morris, 18, Morris was last seen at his home on Thomas Street in Heflin on Nov. 22, 1991. His mother had just had surgery on her knee, so he and his younger sister were helping her out. A red sports car pulled up as Morris’s sister was cooking dinner. He went and spoke to the driver, a woman he knew. His mother had told him to stay away from the woman. When he came back inside, he said his older brother had sent the woman to get him. Morris’s mother gave him permission to leave. He has never been heard from again. When his older brother came to the house later that evening, Morris’s sister asked where Morris was. It turned out his brother didn’t know and hadn’t sent anyone to come and get him. Morris was a high school senior when he disappeared and was known for being a good football player. His dream was to attend the University of Alabama on a football scholarship and eventually play professional football, like his uncle Ike Grant, who played for the New York Jets. However, his younger sister stated he’d become involved with drugs by the time of his disappearance. He and his sister were close, but he wouldn’t talk to her about it. In 2016, his case was featured on NBC’s Dateline. According to the broadcast, Heflin Police Chief A.J. Benefield, was reopening the case. Benefield and Morris went to high school and the two had played football together. “He worked out together, he was a phenomenal athlete,” Benefield told Dateline. “I remember when reports started coming out that he was missing. We were the same age. It’s really sad because he did have a bright future ahead of him if he got through high school and went to college. Maybe even the NFL.” Morris’s case remains unsolved and foul play is suspected.

Gone without a trace? Misery, mystery linger in these Alabama missing child cases
 
GuyfromCanada said:
Confirmed deceased.

Human remains identified as Jerome Morris, who went missing in Heflin in 1991
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“They attempted to do DNA testing, but were unsuccessful being outside so long,” Bonner said.

In 2020, Ross Mcglaughn became chief of the Heflin Police Department, who instructed the department to reopen certain cold cases, including the remains. After submitting them to a lab in Canada, the remains were positively identified as having belonged to Morris, who family was notified last Friday.
 
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