The Doe Network:
Case File 173DMCA

1 Age-Progression
Left: Owens, circa 1983; Right: Age-progressed image of Owens at age 24 (circa 2002)

Mitchell Deon Owens
Missing since February 3, 1983 from Menlo Park, San Mateo County, California
Classification: Non-Family Abduction

Vital Statistics

  • Date Of Birth: November 21, 1978
  • Age at Time of Disappearance: 4 years old
  • Height and Weight: 3' 0" - 91 cm, 40 lbs - 18 kg
  • Distinguishing Characteristics: Black male. Black hair; brown eyes.
  • Marks, Scars: Owens has a scar on the upper portion of his nose. He also has a surgical scar on the left rib area of his chest and and a lazy right eye.
  • Dentals: Not available

    • Circumstances of Disappearance
    An unidentified person broke into the Owens' family home in Menlo Park, California on February 3, 1983. The intruder attempted to strangle Ona Owens, Mitchell's mother, with a telephone cord and she lost consciousness. She was also savagely beaten. When Ona awoke, her son was missing. Mitchell has never been seen again and the intruder has never been identified.
    Ona received telephone calls for several years from an unidentified man who threatened to take her other two sons; the man's identity remains a mystery and it is not known if he was connected to Mitchell's abduction.

    Investigators
    If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
    Menlo Park Police Department
    650-858-3308
    Email
    All information may be submitted on an anonymous basis.

    Agency Case Number:
    F83-403

    NCMEC #: NCMC601850

    NCIC Number:
    M-123892335
    Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

    Source Information:
    National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
    The San Jose Mercury News
    California Department of Justice

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