Today, investigators are asking for your help to solve a decades-old mystery and give an unidentified boy back his name.
On November 6th, 1987, a teenager, driving a black 1986 Corvette, stole a tank full of gas from a Texaco station in Brooksville, Florida.
Turns out, the car he was driving was not his. it was stolen from a car dealership in Clearwater, Florida.
A BOLO was issued and the young driver was quickly pursued by police. He sped up, hitting speeds in excess of 120 mph. But this high-speed chase had a tragic end.
When attempting to change lanes, the boy hit a concrete barrier, crossed the median and went straight into oncoming traffic - hitting a tractor trailer head on.
The demolished corvette ignited, destroying nearly all evidence of who this boy was.
But for the first time, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is releasing a reconstruction of what he may have looked like.
Law enforcement is looking for anyone who remembers a teenager, approximately 16 to 17 years old, who was in Clearwater, Florida in November of 1987 who disappeared, perhaps with plans to travel north.
If you have any information about this unidentified boy, please call the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST.
This project was supported by Grant No. 2015-MC-FX-KOOl awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.
