Profile Number: 70
Name: Norman Held
Case Status
Demographic Information
First Name
Norman
Middle Name
Louis
Last Name
Held
Nickname
Stormin Norman
Date of Birth
Age at Disappearance
64
General Age
Sex
Race / Ancestry
Eye Color
Hair / Hair Color
Facial Hair
Height in inches
68in
Weight in Pounds
190lbs
Clothing Description
Eyeglasses - bifocal, yellow in color.
Possibly wearing Tennis shoes. Possibly wearing a yellow rope neck chain with a cross.
Possibly wearing Tennis shoes. Possibly wearing a yellow rope neck chain with a cross.
Scars
Yes
Scars Description
Surgical scar on back of neck from operation on a ruptured disk.
Tattoos
No
Antemortem Trauma / Prior Injuries
No
Vehicle Information
Yes
Vehicle Description
Maroon 2007 Chevrolet Silverado. Vehicle has running boards and a chrome handles that fit on both sides of the bed. Lic. Plate DA5 150 Exp. Year 2011 (accounted for).
Other ID Information
Yes
Other Information Description
Held's little toe was broken in the past. It is unknown which toe or exact date. Slight double chin. Previous left ear piercing.
Location
Street
Highway 302 and Highway 51
City
Walls
County
DeSoto
State
Mississippi
Map
34.957861, -90.15175
Agency Info
Repository Status
Open
Agency Contact
Detective Jerry Owensby
Agency Name
DeSoto County Sheriff's Department
Agency Telephone
Date Missing/Date Last Seen
NAMUS Entry
Yes
NAMUS Number
MP9567
NCIC Number
M319328857
NCIC Report
Yes
Case Circumstances
Held was last seen in the vicinity of Highway 302 and Highway 51 on January 4, 2011, at about 12 p.m. He had just gotten his hair cut at B.J.’s Barbershop in Horn Lake, Mississippi. He was driving a maroon 2007 Chevy Silverado. On September 22, 2011, Held’s vehicle was pulled from the Mississippi River near Bass Landing. Held’s body was not inside the truck. Officials believe that Held’s body was forced out of the vehicle by the current through a busted window or that while trying to escape the wrecked vehicle was swept away by the current.
Date Received