Profile Number: 155
Name: Jerry Armstrong
Demogaphic Information
First Name
Jerry
Middle Name
Lee
Last Name
Armstrong
Date of Birth
Age at Disappearance
16
General Age
Sex
Race / Ancestry
Eye Color
Hair / Hair Color
Height in inches
66in
Weight in Pounds
145lbs
Clothing Description
dark green suit with yellow shirt and green tie. black stacks
Additional Image(s)
Scars
Yes
Scars Description
scar over left eye
Tattoos
No
Antemortem Trauma / Prior Injuries
No
Vehicle Information
Yes
Vehicle Description
Vehicle
white, 2-door 1973 Pontiac LeMans. The car has red and black racing stripes and was displaying a Mississippi license plate reading "DAY 485".
Style
--
Color
White
State
Mississippi
Lic. Plate
DAY 485
Exp. Year
--
Comments
red and black stripes down the sides
white, 2-door 1973 Pontiac LeMans. The car has red and black racing stripes and was displaying a Mississippi license plate reading "DAY 485".
Style
--
Color
White
State
Mississippi
Lic. Plate
DAY 485
Exp. Year
--
Comments
red and black stripes down the sides
Location
Street
34 49'26.4"N 89 59'37.3"W
City
Hernando
County
DeSoto
State
Mississippi
Map
34.824051911047, -89.9938072
Agency Info
Repository Status
Open
Report MP Obtained
No
Agency Case Number
860403Z
Agency Contact
Detective Louie Hutchins
Agency Name
Desoto County Sheriff's Department
Agency Telephone
Date Missing/Date Last Seen
NAMUS Entry
Yes
NAMUS Number
MP10070
NCIC Entered
No
NCIC Report
No
Case Circumstances
Armstrong was last seen in Hernando, Mississippi on December 23, 1977. He borrowed his brother's white, 2-door 1973 Pontiac LeMans and drove to his high school prom at the National Guard Armory. The vehicle he was driving at the time has not been recovered. NCMEC: 1169791
Armstrong took his girlfriend home and has not been seen or heard from since. The vehicle he was driving at the time has not been recovered.
Armstrong took his girlfriend home and has not been seen or heard from since. The vehicle he was driving at the time has not been recovered.
Date Last Seen
Date Received
Case Notes
Family and locals theorize that the Ku Klux Klan may be involved in Armstrong's disappearance and mistaken him for his older brother, James, who was dating a white woman at the time of Armstrong's disappearance. Armstrong's family criticized the manner in which the police handled the case in the beginning. An investigator recently told the family that several valuable documents are missing from Jerry Armstrong's case file.