Lawrence Scott Colton
Date of Last Contact: August 31, 1979
Location of Disappearance: Midwest City, Oklahoma
Physical Characteristics: Approximately 5′ 10″ – 6′ 0″ tall, approximately 125 – 140 pounds, 28 year old, Caucasian male. Lawrence has brown hair, which is shoulder-length, long, and wavy. He sometimes has stubble or facial hair and is not always clean-shaven. He has fuzz below his lip. His eyes are hazel.
Lawrence has slight scoliosis, which was discovered during his time in the Army. He has a small scar over his right eyebrow from a fall on a coffee table as a toddler. There is a mole over his left eye. He may have burn marks on his back from shrapnel.
Last Seen Wearing: Probably jeans, a dark t-shirt, a small cloth bag, and flip flops.
Investigating Agency: Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office
(904) 630-0500
Lawrence Scott Colton has been missing from the Midwest City, Oklahoma area since September 1st, 1979. He was 28-years-old.
Lawrence, a Vietnam Veteran, had no permanent address at the time and had been living in Jacksonville, Florida before making his way to Midwest City to see some relatives. The last permanent address I did find for Larry, as he preferred to be called, was at 355 Monument in Jacksonville, Florida. He left Jacksonville at the end of August 1979. Larry was last seen at his father’s home when he visited briefly, sharing that he felt ill and asked if he could stay. He was told no and he left. It is possible he could have tried to hitchhike back to Jacksonville. Larry was often at the Veteran’s Affairs Hospital in Gainesville, Florida and he often spent time on Atlantic Boulevard and Girvin Road. He did struggle with drug dependence and he had been diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Larry, who was also sometimes called Zoonie, was born in Rockville Centre, New York on September 16th, 1950. He was 5’10-6’0 and 125-140lbs when he disappeared. Larry had brown hair and hazel eyes. He often wore dark clothing with a rope belt and flip-flops.
Please visit Help Us Find Larry on Facebook for more information. If you have any leads in Larry’s whereabouts please call the Alachua County Sheriff at 352-260-7588.
