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Vernon Dixon III

NamUs lists Vernon Wilson Dixon III as an endangered missing person after he was last seen entering a white truck in Foley in late August 2016.

Incident date
Late August 2016
Location
Foley, Baldwin County
Independent sources
1

The record

Vernon Wilson Dixon III was 46 when he disappeared in late August 2016. He was dropped off at a fast food restaurant on the Foley Beach Express in Foley, Baldwin County, and was last seen entering a white truck with several other people [1].

The person who dropped Dixon off did not hear from him again, although they had communicated regularly. His family and friends also had not heard from him. NamUs classifies Dixon as an endangered missing person and lists the case as open and unresolved [1].

The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office is the primary investigating agency [1].

Timeline

  1. Confirmed

    Dixon was dropped off at a fast food restaurant on the Foley Beach Express and was last seen entering a white truck with several other people.

Documented claims

  • Vernon Wilson Dixon III was 46 at the time of the incident.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • Dixon disappeared in late August 2016.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • Dixon was dropped off at a fast food restaurant on the Foley Beach Express in Foley, Baldwin County, Alabama.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • Dixon was last seen entering a white truck with several other people.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • The person who dropped Dixon off did not hear from him again, although they had communicated regularly.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • Other family members and friends had not heard from Dixon.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • NamUs classifies Dixon as an endangered missing person.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • NamUs lists the case as open and unresolved.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office is the primary investigating agency.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

Sources

  • NamUs case MP159381: Vernon Wilson Dixon III — U.S. Department of Justice NamUsOpen

Single official source. This entry is documented strictly from one official record. No independent reporting on this case was found. Details beyond the record are unverified and deliberately omitted.

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