CA CA - Jeremy Freeman Crocker, 62, Los Angeles, 9 Dec 1996

[TheArtfulDetective]

Jeremy Freeman Crocker​

Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: December 09, 1996
Location Last Seen: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Description:

• Date of Birth: August 01, 1934
• Age: 62 years old
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Height: 5' 11"-6' 0" (71-72 inches)
• Weight: 170-178 lbs
• Hair Color: White/Gray
• Eye Color: Green/Blue
• Nickname/Alias: Nicknames: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
• Clothing & Personal Items: Short-sleeved pastel colored shirt with large white squares. Black Dockers pants. Tan shoes. Gold wedding band.
• Identifiers: Dental records and DNA available.

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Crocker was last seen on December 9, 1996 at the Los Angeles Central Library in Los Angeles, California. He left his residence at 1:00 p.m. that day and took a bus and a subway to the library. He was researching the July 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 at the time. He failed to return to his residence and has never been heard from again. His family says it is uncharacteristic of him to leave without warning. He may have been carrying up to $200 in cash when he went missing.

Crocker took part in a radio talk show on December 4, five days before his disappearance, to discuss the plane crash. He believed a missile had caused it, and had spent months researching it and other disasters. He interviewed baggage handlers at Los Angeles International Airport and Ontario Airport and posted his findings on the internet.

A conservative talk show host on KIEV says he received some mail from Crocker which was dated December 9 and postmarked December 10, the day after Crocker was last seen.

Crocker has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and a master's degree in medical science from the California Institute of Technology. He was employed as an engineer at the time of his disappearance. He resided in Hollywood, California in 1996, but is a native of Palm Springs, California.

Investigators believe Crocker may be a patient in a hospital or nursing home, but his whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:

• Los Angeles Police Department - Missing Persons Unit: (213) 485-5381; (213) 996-1800; [email protected]
  Reference Case#: 96-0241219

NCIC Case Number: M-984654939
NamUs Case Number: MP1176

Jeremy Freeman Crocker – The Charley Project
Jeremy Freeman Crocker
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
1595DMCA - Jeremy Freeman Crocker

 

[Hockeyfan158]

This case is odd i almost wish Unsolved Mysteries would’ve covered it when Robert Stack was hosting it’s seems like something right up their alley.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Jeremy Freeman Crocker – The Charley Project

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Bumping up case.
The wording makes me wonder if LE knows a little more than what's been released. Is there a reason they suspected he was possibly a patient/resident in a care home?

He is still listed as a missing person, so I assume he was never located. I wonder what could have happened.

 

[spartanx]

From the information I have, this case points to two sides: one idea of a government conspiracy against Freeman for his discoveries... and the other that the plane intentionally exploded, perhaps guided by third parties or other countries. But what was the purpose? The truth is, I think it's an accident. Several agencies have proven that nothing unusual happened other than a mechanical failure or material fatigue. I don't want to discredit Mr. Freeman... but there are a lot of conspiracy theorists with careers (remember Ted Kaczynski?). Being an engineer doesn't exempt you from having crazy ideas...
It's just an opinion...
Be that as it may,
Rest in peace.