Morgan Nick Abducted June 9,1995 Arkansas
Cops: Abduction At The Ball Field On June 9, 1995 at 10:45pm Morgan Nick was getting ready to leave a Little League baseball game. The 6-year-old girl was at the game with her mom and had stayed a little bit later to catch some fireflies with friends. While walking to her mom's car, Morgan realized she had some sand in her shoe. Cops say her mom had already sat down in the driver's seat to turn on the air conditioning. When Morgan's mom turned around to check up on her daughter... Morgan was gone. She was never heard from again. Strange Vehicle Officials say several witnesses saw a white male watching Morgan as she was playing in the park with her friends. Those who saw him say he was about 6 feet tall, with a medium build and had a mustache and one-inch beard. At the time, witnesses say he was between 23 and 38 years old with curly, black or salt-and-pepper, slicked back hair. Cops say, at the time of the crime, a witness saw a suspicious car parked nearby that disappeared around the same time as Morgan. The witness described the vehicle as a white camper, with rear damage on the passenger side, hooked up to a red Ford pick up truck. According to the witness, the pick up looked odd with the camper, since the camper was around five inches too short for the truck. Cops say the truck had Arkansas plates. Hope Still Prevails A few days later, cops in Alma, Ark. say the man suspected of abducting Morgan Nick tried to strike again. A mother and her four-year-old child were at the Alma Speed Wash laundromat in when a man, fitting the description witnesses gave of the suspicious man at the baseball field, walked in. He attempted to abduct the four-year-old, but the child's mother wouldn't have it... she screamed and the unknown suspect drove away. It has been ten years since the disappearance of Morgan Nick. However, Alma, Ark. police have not given up in their search. They released a composite sketch of the suspected unknown abducter and produced an age-enhanced photo of Morgan, who would now be 16 years old. In 1995, at the time of her disappearance, Morgan Nick was about 4-feet tall, around 55 pounds and had blone hair and blue eyes. She had five distinctive silver caps on her molar teeth. Morgan was last seen wearing blue denim shorts, a green Girl Scout t-shirt and white tennis shoes. Unknown Morgan Nick Abductor Cops released this composite sketch of a man they suspect abducted 6-year-old Morgan Nick. Wanted For Questioning, Alma, AR http://www.amw.com/fugitives/brief.cfm?id=33918 Morgan was 7 yrs old when she was abducted from Alma Arkansas on June 9, 1995. Morgan's photo is shown aged to 15 years. She was abducted by an unknown white male while she was playing at a ballpark in Alma. The composite sketch portrays someone who may have come in contact with Morgan at the ballpark. His height and weight are approximations, and he is believed to have been between the ages of 23 and 38 at the time of the abduction. Morgan has 5 visible silver caps on her molars. She was last seen wearing a green Girl Scout shirt, blue denim shorts and white tennis shoes. Morgan's picture and age composite, along with that of her abductor, and more information, can be seen at http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PubCaseSearchServlet?act=viewPoster&caseNum=805103&orgPrefix=NCMC&searchLang=en_US After reading about Morgan Nick in the Spotlight section of this site, I viewed the composite sketch of her possible abductor and thought that there was a strong resemblance to Joseph Duncan. I knew that Duncan was out of prison on a previous child molestation conviction at the time of Morgan's abduction, so I decided to do a google search on Duncan to find a photo of him from 1995, the year Morgan went missing. This is what I found: http://www.planethuff.com/darkside/archives/000959.html I was blown away that someone else had the same thoughts, and after reading this blog decided that I had to get this info to LE. I contacted the author of the blog, Steve Huff, but didn't get a response. I went ahead and contacted NCMEC and spoke with a very nice woman who was VERY interested in this. She asked me to email her the blog, and also this timeline of Duncan's life, which shows that he had opporunity, means and (of course) motive: http://jetd63.blogspot.com/2005/07/joseph-duncan-timeline.html I wasn't sure if anyone at LE or the NCMEC would be interested in any of this, or would just view me as an armchair sleuth and not take this seriously, but they did. This just goes to show that LE is very interested in any and all tips they can get re: missing persons cases. Update: the author of the blog, Steve Huff, contacted me via email last night and was thrilled that I had given this info to NCMEC. After all of his thorough research and the tremendous amount of thought that he had given this, he was too worried about wasting investigator's time to submit it to them. He was very happy that the NCMEC was interested in reading and following up on the info in his blog. Hopefully, this will be thoroughly investigated.

Excellent work Athena!! Please keep us updated. This is one reason why the site is here, to make a difference!

Non-Family Abduction MORGAN NICK Age Progressed DOB: Sep 12, 1988 Missing: Jun 9, 1995 Age Now: 17 Sex: Female Race: White Hair: Blonde Eyes: Blue Height: 4'0" (122 cm) Weight: 55 lbs (25 kg) Missing From: ALMA AR United States NO NAME Abductor DOB: Sex: Male Race: White Hair: Unknown Eyes: Unknown Height: 6'0" (183 cm) Weight: 180 lbs (82 kg) Morgan's photo is shown aged to 15 years. She was abducted by an unknown white male while she was playing at a ballpark in Alma. The composite sketch portrays someone who may have come in contact with Morgan at the ballpark. His height and weight are approximations, and he is believed to have been between the ages of 23 and 38 at the time of the abduction. Morgan has 5 visible silver caps on her molars. She was last seen wearing a green Girl Scout shirt, blue denim shorts and white tennis shoes. ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alma Police Department (Arkansas) - 1-479-632-3930 Poster Available at: http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PubCaseSearchServlet?act=viewPoster&caseNum=805103&orgPrefix=NCMC&searchLang=en_US

Six-Year-Old Vanishes From Baseball Park Updated Morgan Nick was walking back from a Little League baseball game when she was abducted. On June 9, 1995 at 10:45pm Morgan Nick was getting ready to leave a Little League baseball game. The 6-year-old girl was at the game with her mom and had stayed a little bit later to catch some fireflies with friends. While walking to her mom's car, Morgan realized she had some sand in her shoe. Cops say her mom had already sat down in the driver's seat to turn on the air conditioning. When Morgan's mom turned around to check up on her daughter... Morgan was gone. She was never heard from again. Red Ford Seen At The Park Police released this sketch of a man they suspect may have had something to do with Morgan's disappearance. Officials say several witnesses saw a white male watching Morgan as she was playing in the park with her friends. Those who saw him say he was about 6 feet tall, with a medium build and had a mustache and one-inch beard. At the time, witnesses say he was between 23 and 38 years old with curly, black or salt-and-pepper, slicked back hair. Cops say, at the time of the crime, a witness saw a suspicious car parked nearby that disappeared around the same time as Morgan. The witness described the vehicle as a white camper, with rear damage on the passenger side, hooked up to a red Ford pick up truck. According to the witness, the pick up looked odd with the camper, since the camper was around five inches too short for the truck. Cops say the truck had Arkansas plates. Hope Still Prevails Cops created this composite sketch of how they believe Morgan Nick would look now at 16-years-old. It has been ten years since the disappearance of Morgan Nick. However, Alma, Ark. police have not given up in their search. They released a composite sketch of the suspected unknown abducter and produced an age-enhanced photo of Morgan, who would now be 16 years old. In 1995, at the time of her disappearance, Morgan Nick was about 4-feet tall, around 55 pounds and had blone hair and blue eyes. She had five distinctive silver caps on her molar teeth. Morgan was last seen wearing blue denim shorts, a green Girl Scout t-shirt and white tennis shoes. http://www.amw.com/missing_children/case.cfm?id=23683

Scholarship named for Arkansas girl missing since 1995 LITTLE ROCK The Arkansas mother of a girl who has been missing since 1995 said she was surprised when she was asked to present a scholarship at what would be her daughter's high school graduation. On Friday, Colleen Nick will present a 750-dollar scholarship to a graduating senior -- who would have been one of her daughter Morgan Nick's classmates. Morgan Nick vanished from an Alma ballfield almost eleven years ago. School officials say the decision to create a scholarship in Morgan Nick's name came from the entire senior class. The 110 students in the class had money left over from various fund-raisers and used the money for the scholarship. There will be two empty chairs at the graduation -- one for Morgan, and the other for a student who died during the school year. http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=4918059&nav=menu93_2

this is incredibly sad - to still not have answers.

Morgan Nick's Class Presents Scholarship in Her Honor Friday May 19, 2006 6:34pm Ozark - It's an emotional graduation ceremony Friday night in Ozark where Morgan Nick would have been graduating high school. Friday was a day of mixed emotions. As 110 seniors will be getting their diplomas and eagerly beginning the next chapters of their lives, one of the students in the graduating class does not get that opportunity. You may remember the story on June 9, 1995, 6-year-old Morgan Nick was abducted from a baseball field. Alma police searched extensively and over the years have chased down several leads, but nothing of significance. Morgan has never been found. She would now be 17 years old. Although Morgan would have been graduating tonight her classmates do not want her to be forgotten. The students told their principal they wanted to give a scholarship in Morgan’s name to one of the graduating seniors with left-over money they raised for their prom. The Ozark High Principal says he is very proud of the students. http://www.katv.com/news/stories/0506/329350.html

Nick Talks Of Drawing Strength From Faith Mother of abducted child addresses women's conference This article was published on Friday, February 2, 2007 ROGERS -- Colleen Nick is a keeper of the faith. On the homefront, she clings to the continuing hope that daughter Morgan, abducted 11 1/2 years ago, will return to her. On a national stage, Nick works through the Morgan Nick Foundation to recover missing children across the country and to provide support to families of missing children. In her personal journey, she keeps the faith, too. The Alma resident shared glimpses into her Christian walk during a women's conference at the Church at Pinnacle Hills on Jan. 27. Approximately 490 women attended the two-day conference. A video from a Christian broadcasting network played prior to Nick's remarks and included a refrain Nick later repeated to her live audience. "When life is trying to put you down, let it take you to your knees," she told the women. "When you hit your knees (in prayer), that's when God can do his very best." Nick suggested to the audience that some might harbor private pain, "tears in the night that no one but God sees." She urged her audience to know God sees the hurts. Some others have told Nick she's strong or she's extraordinary. She rejects both adjectives. "The fact is I'm just incredibly ordinary," she said, "but I'm passionate." She readily acknowledged tough times, recalling a moment when she felt so low she "couldn't even look up and see bottom." Yet, God provided her with a peace, she said. Nick referred her audience to chapters 11 and 12 of Hebrews, which details a list of men and women faithful to God's call. Today's readers look at the Scripture and assume people like Moses and Abraham never had a moment of doubt, never questioned and were never afraid, Nick said. That's because people who read the words now are looking back with the knowledge of how things turned out, she suggested. "You think Moses' mother didn't have trembling hands" putting her baby in the water? Nick asked. Such actions of faith have a message for others, she said. Tough times come. The bank account is empty, and people don't know how they're going to pay the bills. Kids get sick. Loved ones die. Nick said still, God is always there. "He always has an answer for us." Stand on faith, she encouraged her audience. It's something ordinary people do every day. When teen Shawn Hornbeck was reunited with his family last month in Missouri, Nick said others asked if seeing the smiles on the family's faces didn't give her new hope for Morgan's return. What the happy ending really did, she said, was to show others that children can come home. In Nick's case, she already possessed the hope. Jeana Floyd, wife of the Rev. Ronnie Floyd, senior pastor of First Baptist, Springdale, and the Church at Pinnacle Hills, introduced Nick by recalling that night in June 1995 when television reported a girl missing from an Alma ball park. She described Nick as "one of us" and noted the last line of a biography indicates that Nick continues to work with other dedicated people, seeking to make a difference, one child at a time. Shannon Sterbach, who attended the conference, said she found Nick's comments inspirational. She said she believes Nick's Christian faith has enabled her to accomplish things, even on a national stage. Nick, after her presentation, elaborated on her comments about the power of ordinary people having great faith. The individuals in the Hebrews chapter about faith were in many ways "just like us," she said. Nick said she hoped her listeners left her lecture understanding that people can come to God with their needs and brokenness and find strength. http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2007/02/09/religion/020307colleennick.txt

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.joplinglobe.com/local/local_story_224205910.html Carl Junction kicks off campaign to help find missing children CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — There are days these parents will never forget. Colleen Nick still remembers June 9, 1995, as the day her 6-year-old daughter, Morgan Nick, was abducted from a ballpark in Alma, Ark. Shannon Tanner tears up when she thinks about March 10, 2005, the day her 13-year-old daughter, Bianca Piper, didn’t return from a walk in her Foley neighborhood. Becky Klino still relives April 11, 2001, the day her 20-year-old son, Branson Perry, walked to the storage shed next to his family’s Skidmore home to put away a pair of jumper cables and was never seen again. Now these parents have a new date to mark: Aug. 11, 2008, the day their children’s names and photographs were posted on the back of Carl Junction police cars for residents to see each day. It’s part of the “Picture Them Home” campaign, started by the Morgan Nick Foundation. The Carl Junction Police Department is the first law-enforcement agency in Missouri to put the photos on its vehicles. The campaign is used in Arkansas and Oklahoma, and has reunited at least five children with their families. “Why wouldn’t we do it?” Carl Junction police Chief Delmar Haase said Monday during the unveiling of the cars. Each of Carl Junction’s six police cruisers features photos of two different missing children, the question “Have You Seen Me?” and a phone number to call with tips. Colleen Nick, who helped create the campaign, said there is always the hope that someone will see a photo and call in a tip, and the missing child will return home. She said the photos also raise awareness within a community and combat apathy about crimes against children. “We’ve grown complacent,” Nick said. “It’s like we expect that children are going to be abducted. That’s a very dangerous idea to come to as a nation.” Nick said she gets e-mails and phone calls from mothers and fathers in states where the “Picture Them Home” campaign is in full swing. She said those parents thank her because every time they see a photo on a police car, it starts a conversation with their children about safety and strangers. Klino said she hopes the picture of her son’s face on a Carl Junction police car will not only bring him home but also keep other families from having to go through the same pain. “Before Branson disappeared, I didn’t think about it,” she said. “I might hear about a missing child on the news, but it might go in one ear and out the other. People need to know that it can happen to anyone at any time, regardless of race, age or gender.” Although the campaign brings hope to parents who are still looking for their children, the photos can be painful. Tanner could not hold back tears Monday as she gazed at an image of what her daughter Bianca could look like today. “No mother should have to look at their child’s picture like that and know that this is the only way you’re going to find your daughter,” Tanner said. Haase, the father of five children, is impassioned by the campaign. He said he has spoken to police chiefs from Webb City, Joplin and Carthage about starting the program in their cities, and they’ve all been responsive. It’s inexpensive — about $100 a car, Haase said. Carl Junction civic organizations and residents sponsored several of the cars, lowering the cost for the department.

Child Pictured On Police Car Recovered July 12, 2008 FORT SMITH - Graciella S. Pinckney's picture was displayed on a Fort Smith police patrol car Tuesday - and she and her two siblings were found and went home Tuesday, police Sgt. Adam "Buddha" Holland and a National Center for Missing and Exploited Children representative said Friday. Pinckney, now 7, and her siblings, Jasmine Joy-Lynn Harmon, now 8, and Alexis Aaron Harmon, now 13, were abducted from Collegedale, Tenn., by their noncustodial grandmother, Maria Magdalena Mendez, on Dec. 3, 2004, said D'Ann Taflin, a communication manager for the Center for Missing and Exploited Children. They were recovered in Alabama, Holland said, "thanks to some keen citizens catching discrepancies in info about the kids." "It does not appear at this time it is in direct relationship to her image on the squad car, but it is proof that children can and do come home," Holland said. Holland heads the department's Cyber Investigation Division. Taflin said the children are fine. "It's a happy ending," she said. On Tuesday, the Fort Smith department became the second police department in the country to post missing children's pictures on their patrol cars. * Four Fort Smith squad cars were unveiled Tuesday. Twenty of the 30-car fleet are destined to each display pictures of children reported missing from the region. Eighteen will feature two children. Two cars each carry pictures of two local missing children - Morgan Nick who was abducted from an Alma ballpark in June 1995 at age 6, and Tony Allen, a Southside High School sophomore who disappeared from his Fort Smith home in 1978. Their pictures depict them as they looked at the time of they went missing and as they would look now, using age-progression technology. The Clarksville Police Department was the first law enforcement agency to team with nonprofit Alma-based Morgan Nick Foundation and the Center for Missing and Exploited Children in the "Picture Them Home" campaign. That department unveiled its cars May 2, and within 24 hours, 16-year-old Dixie Rogers, a runaway from Conway was recovered in Conway and reunited with her family. The Clarksville department placed a "recovered" sticker over Rogers' photo. The Fort Smith department will do the same with Pinckney's photo, Holland said. Clarksville's effort was funded through the Clarksville City Council. Rheem Air Conditioning Division, which operates a Fort Smith manufacturing plant, provided the funding for the Fort Smith department's effort. Another local law enforcement agency - the Sequoyah County Sheriff's Department - will be the third in the nation and the first in Oklahoma to do likewise with 12 of its vehicles. That unveiling is planned for July 21. Taflin said the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children provided the photos to all three agencies. "This is good. We're getting a lot of good publicity, and that's how these children are found," Taflin said. The campaign has placed children's pictures on business vehicles, billboards and the like, Holland said. "The options are limitless as to how anyone can help, even if it is simply putting up a poster in your business," Holland said. http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2008/07/12/news/071308trchildrecovered.txt

Police Continue To Fight To Bring Morgan Home Ashley Blackstone 1 hr ago It's a story that gripped the hearts of the nation. A 6 year old girl kidnapped from an Alma ball-field. Fourteen years have passed and Morgan Nick still hasn't been found. While the case hasn't necessarily gone cold, it is one of Arkansas' most well-known mysteries. "You can't describe every minute of the day wondering if your child is hurt or scared or if they're hungry," says Colleen Nick in 1995. It's a story of great loss. "I am today announcing that the FBI is offering $50,000 reward leading to the recovery of Morgan Nick," adds an official. It's a story of tremendous hope. Nick says, "I would tell Morgan that I love you and we are looking for you so hard so you can come home." It's a mother's prayer. Her pain is so evident and her faith is so strong. "Over 14 years later we are still searching for Morgan today," says Nick. It was June 9, 1995. The excitement of a little league baseball game was about to turn into a living nightmare. "During the last 15 minutes of the game, Morgan went to catch lightening bugs with the two other children and in the end of that 15 minutes she sat down to take sand out of her shoes and the two children walked away from her and someone took her," explains Nick. Six year old Morgan Nick had vanished. Immediately a massive search began. Cars were checked. Questions were asked. Alma Police Chief Russell White says, "Less than an hour we really believed that we had an abducted child." White says a man was seen watching the children while they played. A sketch was made and thousands of leads came in. Morgan's disappearance sent shock through the community, parents held closer to their children and police say some folks were even in denial that a crime like this could happen in a town so small where crime was so rare. But as more time passed, reality set in. "That is one of my greatest things. I hate to think that some day I will retire or leave here without solving that case," adds White. For half his career, Chief White has fought to bring Morgan home. His team has followed every lead, no matter how big or how small. He says, "I would like to meet her one day. I think about her pretty often for somebody that I have never met." Morgan's mother believes his wish will come true. It's a belief she's never wavered from. "I think I would know if Morgan was dead. I think I would absolutely know in my heart." She's since turned her tragedy into helping others. "We really do not do a lot for Morgan, but we do a lot because of Morgan." A year after her disappearance the Morgan Nick Foundation was launched. It helps educate children and parents with the skills necessary to protect them from the possibility of abduction. Nick says, "If we do everything we can, missing children come home. And I think Jaycee Dugard basically said to America, we are waiting. Come and get us." Dugard is the California girl missing for 18 years that was reunited in August with her family. Her alleged kidnappers were arrested. "My whole family was on the phone all day laughing and crying and understanding that this family was getting exactly what we have been fighting for," says Nick. It's a miracle that Nick believes she'll soon witness too. "I believe that someday I will look Morgan in the eye and I will be able to say 'I always knew that I would find you. I have always believed that you were coming home,' says Nick. She's the little girl with the bright future that lost her innocence in the blink of an eye. "Morgan was only with our family for six years, but six unbelievable joy filled years that we treasure," cries Nick. It's a crusade from a mother with such pain and tremendous hope. Nick adds, "All we need is one piece of information and the nightmare stops for my family." More on Possible Suspect Witnesses observed a man watching the youngster as she was playing with other children at the park. The witness also saw a red Ford pickup with a white camper parked nearby that disappeared at about the same time as Morgan. The camper is possibly damaged at the right rear, and was described as four or five inches too short for the truck, which has a short wheel base and paint dulled by age. The truck is believed to have Arkansas license plates. The man was described as white, 6 feet tall, with a medium to solid build, a mustache and a 1-inch beard. At the time, he was believed to be 23-38 years old. Click here to see a composite sketch. At the time of her disappearance, Morgan was approximately 4 feet tall, about 55 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes. Morgan had 5 visible silver caps on her molars. She was last seen wearing a green Girl Scout t-shirt, blue denim shorts and white tennis shoes. The FBI and local communities have offered a $60,000 reward for the recovery of Morgan Chauntel Nick and the identification, arrest and conviction of subject or subjects responsible for her abduction. The search continues to move forward. There have been numerous possible sightings of Morgan across the United States. If you have any information, please contact the Alma Police Department at 479-632-3333. If you know of a cold case or Arkansas mystery you would like us to look into e-mail us at news@todaysthv.com Our weekly series is part of our continuing effort here at Today's THV to bring attention to what law enforcement officials are doing to solve Arkansas' countless cold cases. You can watch this series every Wednesday night on the "THV 10:00 Difference." http://www.todaysthv.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=92554&catid=2