Missing Person

Huey Hazelrig

Huey Edward Hazelrig, 31, was last seen in the Cleveland area of Blount County on Nov. 3, 1998. NamUs lists his disappearance as open and unresolved, and ALEA classifies the case as active.

Incident date: November 3, 1998
Location: Cleveland area, Blount County
Independent sources: 2

The record

Huey Edward Hazelrig was last seen in the Cleveland area of Blount County on Nov. 3, 1998, according to records maintained by the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Missing and Unidentified Persons System and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. He was 31 at the time, NamUs says.12

NamUs lists Hazelrig’s case as MP4486 and identifies the Blount County Sheriff’s Office as the primary investigating agency. The federal database describes the case as open and unresolved.1

ALEA classifies Hazelrig as a missing person and the case as an active endangered-person case. Its listing, issued May 13, 2004, describes him as a white male with blue eyes and blond or strawberry-colored hair, approximately 6 feet 1 inch tall and 180 pounds.2

Both official records say Hazelrig’s family offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever was responsible for the disappearances of Donald Fortson and “Eddie Hazelrig.” The supplied records do not explain the use of “Eddie” or provide further circumstances surrounding either disappearance.12

The records provide no account of what happened after Hazelrig was last seen. NamUs continues to identify the matter as unresolved, while ALEA’s public listing shows it as active.12

Timeline

November 3, 1998Confirmed
Huey Edward Hazelrig was last seen in the Cleveland area of Blount County, Alabama.
May 13, 2004Confirmed
ALEA’s endangered-person alert for Hazelrig was issued.
2026Confirmed
The supplied NamUs record lists the case as open and unresolved, while the supplied ALEA page lists it as active.

Documented claims

Huey Edward Hazelrig was last seen in the Cleveland area of Blount County, Alabama, on Nov. 3, 1998.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, National Missing and Unidentified Persons System · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://app.alea.gov/community/wfAlertFlyer.aspx?ID=3ab7c459-71ff-4f02-b66a-f3a0b6039728
Hazelrig was 31 at the time of the incident.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, National Missing and Unidentified Persons System · Single-source claim.
NamUs identifies Hazelrig’s record as case MP4486 and lists it as open and unresolved.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, National Missing and Unidentified Persons System · Single-source claim.
The Blount County Sheriff’s Office is the primary investigating agency.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, National Missing and Unidentified Persons System · Single-source claim.
ALEA lists Hazelrig as missing and classifies the matter as an active endangered-person case, case number M168508871.
Confirmed
Source: Alabama Law Enforcement Agency · Single-source claim.
ALEA’s alert was issued May 13, 2004.
Confirmed
Source: Alabama Law Enforcement Agency · Single-source claim.
ALEA describes Hazelrig as a white male with blue eyes and blond or strawberry-colored hair, approximately 6 feet 1 inch tall and 180 pounds.
Confirmed
Source: Alabama Law Enforcement Agency · Single-source claim.
Hazelrig’s family offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the disappearances of Donald Fortson and “Eddie Hazelrig.”
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, National Missing and Unidentified Persons System · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://app.alea.gov/community/wfAlertFlyer.aspx?ID=3ab7c459-71ff-4f02-b66a-f3a0b6039728
The supplied records do not explain why the reward notice refers to Huey Edward Hazelrig as “Eddie Hazelrig.”
Unknown
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, National Missing and Unidentified Persons System · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://app.alea.gov/community/wfAlertFlyer.aspx?ID=3ab7c459-71ff-4f02-b66a-f3a0b6039728

Sources

NamUs case MP4486 — Huey Edward Hazelrig — U.S. Department of Justice, National Missing and Unidentified Persons SystemOpen
Community Information Center alert — Huey Edward Hazelrig — Alabama Law Enforcement AgencyOpen