Raymond Harris Missing Veteran

Raymond Harris

Missing from Douglas County, Nebraska 
Date last seen November 26, 1971
Age last seen 20 years old
Height (inches)71.0
Weight (pounds)135.0 to 170.0

Circumstances: Raymond was last seen leaving a family member's residence in the vicinity of the 600 block of S. 27th St. in Omaha, NE. He contacted family to inform them he was leaving Nebraska and was moving to a family member's residence in Des Moines, IA but never arrived. His vehicle is also missing and is described as a green, four door, 1970's model Chevrolet.

www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/69

Some additional info from: http://charleyproject.org/case/raymond-dale-harris

Medical Conditions: Raymond may have been suffering from depression and/or anxiety in 1971. He was discharged from military service on medical grounds prior to his disappearance.

Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Raymond has a scar over his right eye and chicken pox scars on his face. He has a tattoo of a dagger and a snake on his forearm and several other tattoos elsewhere on his body. He smoked Lucky Strike cigarettes and habitually bit his nails in 1971. Raymond has a lazy right eye. His nickname is Ray and he may go by his middle name, Dale. He may use the last names Sudac and/or Merkert. He has previously fractured his leg.

Details of Disappearance: Raymond and his wife of one month, Mary Sudac Harris, told his sister that they would be traveling to her Des Moines, Iowa residence on November 26, 1971. Raymond and Mary lived with Raymond's father at a residence in the 600 block of south 27th Street in Omaha, Nebraska at the time.

It has been established that the couple had a stormy relationship with Raymond's father, and Raymond informed his sister that he and his wife planned to move out of his father's home. They never arrived at his sister's home and have not been heard from again. Their vehicle, a green four-door 1970s model Chevrolet, has never been located.

Raymond's sister was contacted by his wife's family in 1993, 22 years after the couple had last been seen. They inquired as to Raymond's whereabouts, prompting speculation that Mary's family was aware of his wife's location. This theory has not been confirmed.