Disappearance of Randy Sellers
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September 6, 1962
Visalia, Kentucky
Randy Sellers | |
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 Sellers, c. 1980 | |
| Born | Randy Lee Sellers September 6, 1962 |
| Disappeared | August 16, 1980 (aged 17) Visalia, Kentucky |
| Status | Missing for 45 years, 6 months and 20 days |
| Known for | Missing person |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) (approximate) |
| Distinguishing features | Caucasian male. 149 pounds. Brown hair, hazel eyes. |
Randy Sellers (born September 6, 1962)[1] is an American missing person who disappeared at the age of 17 in Visalia, Kentucky on August 16, 1980. The last individuals known to have contact with him were two police officers who had taken him into custody for intoxication. The officers stated that they dropped Sellers a mile from his home, marking the last time he was seen. The investigation into the disappearance has explored various leads over the decades, but Sellers's whereabouts remain unknown. He is presumed dead by his parents, who later erected a headstone in his memory.[2]
At the time of his disappearance, Sellers was characterized by the following features: a birthmark on the crown of his head, a scar above his left eye, and a surgical scar on his right knee. A tattoo of a crooked letter "R" was present on his forearm.[1] In 2019, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children released an age-progressed image of Sellers, depicting his possible appearance at age 49.[3] Sellers was interested in becoming an ironworker, the same profession as his stepfather.[2]
Disappearance
Sellers went missing in August 1980, two weeks before his 18th birthday.[2][4] He spent the night of his disappearance at a county fair in his hometown of Visalia, Kentucky. While at the fair, Sellers consumed alcohol and marijuana, impairing his ability to stand and leading to the police taking him into custody. Two police officers decided to take Sellers to his house, after determining that he was a minor.[5] The officers stated that Sellers attacked one of them during the drive and that he refused to identify his home. They dropped him from the patrol car near a railway overpass, close to his home, which was the last time Sellers was known to have been seen. The two officers, however, offered conflicting accounts of their encounter with Sellers during the subsequent investigation, including the time and location of dropping Sellers off and his level of intoxication.[2]