Presumed Located CA - Lee Clark Leonard, 31, Atascadero, 6 Sept 1990

[Murkywaters]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Lee Leonard left for work on September 6, 1990 and has not been heard from or seen since. Vehicle associated with Lee Leonard was recovered in Bakersfield, CA in 1991.

- Added to NamUs today, please help find a photo and more info on Lee.

 

[Murkywaters]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Demographics
Missing Age: 31 Years
Current Age: 62 Years
First Name: Lee
Middle Name: Clark
Last Name: Leonard
Nickname/Alias--
Sex: Male
Height: 6' 0" (72 Inches)
Weight: 220 - 250 lbs
Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian

Circumstances
Date of Last Contact: September 6, 1990
NamUs Case Created: March 15, 2022
Last Known Location Map
Location: Atascadero, California 93422
County: San Luis Obispo County
Missing From Tribal Land: No
Primary Residence on Tribal Land: No
Circumstances of Disappearance: MP left for work the morning of 9/6/90 and has not been heard from or seen since.

Physical Description
Hair Color Brown
Left Eye Color: Hazel
Right Eye Color: Hazel

Distinctive Physical Features
No Information Entered

Clothing and Accessories
No Information Entered

Transportation
Comments: Vehicle associated with Lee Leonard was recovered in Bakersfield, CA in 1991.

Investigating Agencies
Atascadero Police Department
LE Contact: Ayla Tomac, Dispatcher
Phone no: (805) 461-5051
Agency Case Number: L 90-2924

 

[Tuck]

The information on NamUs is incorrect.

His vehicle (a 1988 Plymouth Sundance) was recovered from a parking lot in downtown Los Angeles in October of 1990.

He was last seen at the Santa Maria Town Center Mall (not leaving for work as stated), and had missed an important appointment with the Board of Equalisation in Arroyo Grande shortly after his disappearance.

At the time of his disappearance, he was reported to be despondent due to difficulties with his business (a welding supply store in San Luis Obispo).

 

[Caring1]

Also, helpful information not listed is the description of clothing when last seen.

• White Oxford shirt with a small stripe
• Black jeans (brand and size not noted)
• Black loafer shoes
• Custom made wedding band with a single diamond

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97748156/

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97748227/

2 Exclusions:

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP61238
Date Body FoundMarch 11, 2006
StateCA
CountyKern

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP61436
Date Body FoundDecember 13, 2001
StateCA
CountyKern

 

[Murkywaters]

Thanks for finding the news clippings, strange the information is so different to what was out into NamUs. They need to update it.

 

[iulia]

His NamUs page is no longer accessible.

 

[iulia]

I think he may have been identified as a Doe who commited suicide 3 days later in a hotel in Houston, TX. The stats and circumstanced seem to match and both NamUs profiles were removed in the same time frame.

	UP3953	Lee Leonard
Date	09.09.1990​	09.06.1990​
Location	Houston, Harris County, Texas	Atascadero, San Luis Obispo County, California
Age	30-40	31 Years
Race	White / Caucasian	White / Caucasian
Height	6'0"	6' 0"
Weight	272​	220 - 250 lbs
Hair color	brown	Brown
Eye color	hazel	Hazel
Clothing	Short-sleeved multicolored striped shirt	White Oxford shirt with a small stripe
	blue jeans	Black jeans (brand and size not noted)
Footwear	Well-worn, black,loafer-style shoes	Black loafer shoes
	Greyhound bus ticket from Los Angeles to Houston	despondent due to difficulties with his business

Resolved - TX - Houston, WhtMale 30-40, UP3953, Fake CA ID 'Richard Kelly Wordeman', had bus tickets, Sep'90 - poss. Lee Clark Leonard

Starting a thread for WS member awhimsicalt. *WARNING: MORGUE PHOTO AT LINKS* https://identifyus.org/en/cases/3953 http://www.harriscountytx.gov/CmpDocuments/21/Unidentified%20Decedent%20Fliers/1990-09-09-5979.pdf 30-40 year old white male, 6'0", 272 lbs Was found with Greyhound...

www.websleuths.com

 

[cenazoic]

@iulia - thanks for the update!

A random question. How do you know/keep track of when a Namus page is taken down?

 

[iulia]

@iulia - thanks for the update!

A random question. How do you know/keep track of when a Namus page is taken down?

I made a quite a few spreadsheets with all the cases from the NamUs dashboard and I try to check daily for any changes that have occured since my last visit. Unfortunately NamUs does’t inform us when they remove cases, at least I couldn’t find a way, so I do it manually and found a formula that minimizes the risk that I miss something. It took about a year to get here.