Hollis Laverne Dykes

Date of Last Contact: June 6, 1983

Location of Disappearance: Elk City, Oklahoma

Physical Characteristics: 5′ 5″ tall, approximately 165 – 195 pounds, 49 year old, caucasian male, with brown hair and blue eyes. Hollis has a 30 year old scar under his arm to his collar bone area.

Last Seen Wearing: Unknown

Investigating Agency: Elk City Police Department

(580) 225-1212

Hollis LaVerne Dykes has been missing from Elk City, Oklahoma since June 6th, 1983. The 49-year-old Army veteran hasn’t been heard from since.

Details of the circumstances are sparse. In 1982, Hollis filed a lawsuit against Beckham County Sheriff Dean Smith and Deputy Keith Crum for failing to serve him with a divorce summons. As a result, he faced a charge of child stealing on December 26, 1982, while he was with his 6-year-old son, James. He was seeking $28,000 in punitive damages. On June 6th, 1983, law enforcement issued a ticket to Hollis in Beckham County for operating a motor vehicle without an inspection sticker.

Hollis was born in Hammon, Oklahoma on November 9th, 1933. He went on to serve in the Army from 1951 to at least 1955. While stationed in California he was married. Hollis also began a new career in California – horse jockey. He went on to divorce his first wife and married and divorced at least twice more. In 1962 Hollis worked for Exercise Boy Race Tracks in Los Angeles. He later moved back to Oklahoma. Hollis was white with brown hair and blue eyes. He was 5’5 and 165-195 lbs when last seen. His listing in NaMus is # MP30010, and no exclusions have been made for him.

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