Missing Person

Woodrow Allen

NamUs lists Woodrow Judge Allen as missing and the case as open and unresolved. The record states that Bruce Day pleaded guilty to Allen’s murder in March 2012, but Allen’s body had not been recovered.

Incident date: Not documented
Location: Escambia County
Independent sources: 1

The record

Woodrow Judge Allen

Woodrow Judge Allen was 25 when he went missing. He was last seen walking away from a friend’s home through a wooded area 1.

According to the NamUs record, Allen was scheduled to testify against Bruce Day, 42, who had been charged with the attempted murder of Allen and his niece in October 2001. Allen went missing during the trial 1.

The record states that Day was arrested and charged with Allen’s murder in 2009, eight years after Allen went missing. His body had not been recovered. In March 2012, Day pleaded guilty to Allen’s murder 1.

NamUs lists the case as open and unresolved. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is the primary investigating agency 1.

Timeline

October 2001Confirmed
Bruce Day was charged with the attempted murder of Allen and Allen’s niece.
UnknownConfirmed
Allen went missing during the trial after he was last seen walking away from a friend’s home through a wooded area.
2009Confirmed
Day was arrested and charged with Allen’s murder, eight years after Allen went missing.
March 2012Confirmed
Day pleaded guilty to Allen’s murder.

Documented claims

Woodrow Judge Allen was 25 at the time of the incident.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
Allen was last seen walking away from a friend’s home through a wooded area.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
Allen was scheduled to testify against Bruce Day, 42, who was charged with the attempted murder of Allen and his niece in October 2001.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
Allen went missing during the trial.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
Day was arrested and charged with Allen’s murder in 2009, eight years after Allen went missing.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
Allen’s body had not been recovered.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
Day pleaded guilty to Allen’s murder in March 2012.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
NamUs lists Allen’s case as open and unresolved.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is the primary investigating agency.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

Sources

NamUs Missing Person Case MP35039 — Woodrow Judge Allen — 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.