AR MORGAN CHAUNTEL NICK: Missing from Alma, AR - 9 June 1995 - Age 6

1284DFAR - Morgan Chauntel Nick

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Name: Morgan Chauntel Nick
Case Classification: Endangered Missing, Non-Family Abduction
Missing Since: June 9, 1995
Location Last Seen: Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas

Physical Description
Date of Birth: September 12, 1988
Age: 6 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 4'0"
Weight: 55 lbs.
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Protruding purple vein on the lower left side of her rib cage; 5 visible silver caps on her molars; crowded teeth.

Identifiers
Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Green Girl Scout t-shirt, blue denim shorts, and white tennis shoes.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance
At 10:45 PM on June 9, 1995 in Alma, Arkansas, six-year-old Morgan Nick was abducted from a little league ball game by an unidentified man. Witnesses observed a man watching Morgan as she was playing with other children at the park. The witnesses also saw a red Ford pickup with a white camper parked nearby that disappeared at the same time as Morgan.

The camper is possibly damaged at the right rear, and was described as 4 to 5 inches too short for the truck. The truck is described as having a short wheel base, paint dulled with age, and a possible Arkansas license plate.

The man was described as white, 6 feet tall, with a medium to solid build (approximately 180 lbs.), salt-and-pepper hair, a mustache, and a 1-inch beard. He is believed to have been 23-38 years old at the time of the abduction.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Alam Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Chief Russell White
Agency Phone Number: 479-632-3333
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 950609-3

Agency Name: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Agency Contact Person: Special Agent Jimmie Caudle
Agency Phone Number: 479-452-5873
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: N/A
Agency Name: Arkansas State Police
Agency Contact Person: Sgt. Kimberly Warren
Agency Phone Number: 479-783-5195
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: N/A

NCIC Case Number: M-840041633
NCMEC Case Number: 805103
NamUs Case Number: 1490

Information Source(s)
NamUs
NCMEC
Morgan Nick Foundation

1284DFAR - Morgan Chauntel Nick

MORGAN CHAUNTEL NICK: Missing from Alma, AR since 9 Jun 1995 - Age 6

Morgan Chauntel Nick is an American girl who was abducted at a Little League Baseball game by an unidentified man. Witnesses observed a man watching Morgan as she was playing with other children at the park.

www.crimewatchers.net

 

[boomburger]

I just finished watching Still Missing Morgan, it seems very likely this Billy Jack Lincks creep is her abductor and likely killer, seems like he spent that afternoon and evening trying to abduct a victim, first was the teen he offered a ride to, then one of the young girls he approached in their front yard, and then ultimately Morgan later that evening at the ball park. The FBI tracked down and searched his truck, they found fibres matching a typical girl scouts shirt that Morgan was wearing that night. I imagine there is other evidence against him that they chose to not present in the documentary. There will be tears watching this documentary, Morgan's mother features prominently and she is as genuine as you can imagine someone in her situation.

 

[boomburger]

Still Missing Morgan is on Hulu right now. For those who dont have Hulu, or live outside of the US, the documentary can be found on the high seas.

 

[Kimster]

Still Missing Morgan is on Hulu right now. For those who dont have Hulu, or live outside of the US, the documentary can be found on the high seas.

I love the way you say "the high seas". I know how to navigate the waters well and will look for it when time allows! Thank you so much for the review.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Going to have to rig up to sail the high seas later. In the meantime, here is an article about the shirt fibers.

Morgan Nick case: Fibers found in red truck match Girl Scout shirt

The FBI believes fibers recently found in a red truck match the type of shirt Morgan Nick wore the night she disappeared in 1995, a new documentary reveals.

www.4029tv.com

FBI: Fibers found in red truck match type of shirt Morgan Nick wore when she disappeared​

Fibers found in a red pickup truck matches those of the type of Girl Scout shirt Morgan Nick would have been wearing when she was abducted, a new Hulu documentary revealed.


Law enforcement impounded Linck's red truck. They examined it and kept it for decades.

It was recently sold at auction. Law enforcement located it and searched the vehicle again.

They found blood on the dashboard and a piece of blonde hair under the floor cover. They also found blue-green cotton fiber in the mat under the seats and in metal pieces of the truck.

The materials were sent to federal crime labs.

Lab technicians found the blood and the blonde hair did not have enough DNA information for a conclusive match.

However, they were able to match the fiber on a microscopic level to a Girl Scout shirt of the type Morgan wore when she disappeared.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Searching for answers: 28 years since Morgan Nick disappeared

6-year-old Morgan Nick was taken from a parking lot area near the Wofford Baseball Field in Alma during a little league game on June 9, 1995.

www.5newsonline.com

Searching for answers: 28 years since Morgan Nick disappeared​

As many remember, 6-year-old Morgan Nick was taken from a parking lot area near the Wofford Baseball Field in Alma during a little league game on June 9, 1995.

Morgan was playing just yards away from her mother, Colleen. Within minutes, she disappeared. The person responsible for taking Morgan has never been identified.

Since Morgan's disappearance 28 years ago, hundreds of leads have poured in to local police, state officials and the FBI.


As for the Nick family, they continue to hold onto hope for her return or at the very least, closure in knowing what happened to Morgan.

 

[Mel70]

Searching for answers: 28 years since Morgan Nick disappeared

6-year-old Morgan Nick was taken from a parking lot area near the Wofford Baseball Field in Alma during a little league game on June 9, 1995.

www.5newsonline.com

Searching for answers: 28 years since Morgan Nick disappeared​

As many remember, 6-year-old Morgan Nick was taken from a parking lot area near the Wofford Baseball Field in Alma during a little league game on June 9, 1995.

Morgan was playing just yards away from her mother, Colleen. Within minutes, she disappeared. The person responsible for taking Morgan has never been identified.

Since Morgan's disappearance 28 years ago, hundreds of leads have poured in to local police, state officials and the FBI.


As for the Nick family, they continue to hold onto hope for her return or at the very least, closure in knowing what happened to Morgan.

Knowing the who. But not where. Dead suspect. No chance for information. The poor "Nick" Family. They are in a still state of loss. AND coming to terms their child is dead. You did it. How many times for the "Nick's"?. They make the victims families victims again. I am so mad at this growing problem. The victims suffer more.

 

[Mel70]

Searching for answers: 28 years since Morgan Nick disappeared

6-year-old Morgan Nick was taken from a parking lot area near the Wofford Baseball Field in Alma during a little league game on June 9, 1995.

www.5newsonline.com

Searching for answers: 28 years since Morgan Nick disappeared​

As many remember, 6-year-old Morgan Nick was taken from a parking lot area near the Wofford Baseball Field in Alma during a little league game on June 9, 1995.

Morgan was playing just yards away from her mother, Colleen. Within minutes, she disappeared. The person responsible for taking Morgan has never been identified.

Since Morgan's disappearance 28 years ago, hundreds of leads have poured in to local police, state officials and the FBI.


As for the Nick family, they continue to hold onto hope for her return or at the very least, closure in knowing what happened to Morgan.

I do wholeheartedly hope she is found. That is the sickening last bit of control they have. That one no one else knows. That now there are emough clues and DNA to use. Let's all hope.

 

[Mel70]

Going to have to rig up to sail the high seas later. In the meantime, here is an article about the shirt fibers.

Morgan Nick case: Fibers found in red truck match Girl Scout shirt

The FBI believes fibers recently found in a red truck match the type of shirt Morgan Nick wore the night she disappeared in 1995, a new documentary reveals.

www.4029tv.com

FBI: Fibers found in red truck match type of shirt Morgan Nick wore when she disappeared​

Fibers found in a red pickup truck matches those of the type of Girl Scout shirt Morgan Nick would have been wearing when she was abducted, a new Hulu documentary revealed.


Law enforcement impounded Linck's red truck. They examined it and kept it for decades.

It was recently sold at auction. Law enforcement located it and searched the vehicle again.

They found blood on the dashboard and a piece of blonde hair under the floor cover. They also found blue-green cotton fiber in the mat under the seats and in metal pieces of the truck.

The materials were sent to federal crime labs.

Lab technicians found the blood and the blonde hair did not have enough DNA information for a conclusive match.

However, they were able to match the fiber on a microscopic level to a Girl Scout shirt of the type Morgan wore when she disappeared.

Still got away with it. On earth. I can think of someplace WAYYYYYYY worse. Moving here, And my complex is a close #2.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

https://www.fox16.com/news/state-news/morgan-nick-still-missing-29-years-later/

Morgan Nick: Still missing 29 years later​

Sunday marks 29 years since Morgan Nick disappeared at an Alma ballpark.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Dead inmate identified as suspect in 1995 disappearance of 6-year-old Morgan Nick

6-year-old Morgan Nick was last seen chasing fireflies with friends at a Little League ballpark in 1995.

abc7chicago.com

Dead inmate identified as suspect in 1995 disappearance of 6-year-old Morgan Nick​

An Arkansas man who died in prison more than two decades ago has been identified as a suspect in the disappearance of 6-year-old girl who went missing in 1995.

Alma Police Chief Jeff Pointer on Tuesday said police have identified Billy Jack Lincks as a suspect in the abduction of Morgan Nick, who was last seen chasing fireflies with friends at a Little League ballpark.

"As of today, for the first time I'm aware of, I'm calling Billy Jack Lincks a suspect in her abduction," Pointer said at a news conference with Morgan's family.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

New DNA evidence links man to Morgan Nick's disappearance

New DNA testing linked a man named Billy Jack Lincks to the 1995 disappearance of Morgan Nick, the Alma Police Department announced Tuesday morning.

www.4029tv.com

DNA from hair links Billy Jack Lincks to 1995 disappearance of Morgan Nick​

New DNA testing linked a man named Billy Jack Lincks to the 1995 disappearance of Morgan Nick, the Alma Police Department announced Tuesday morning.

Years ago, lab technicians found blonde hair inside a pickup truck that had belonged to Billy Jack Lincks and resembled a truck seen near the scene of her disappearance. Technology did not allow the hair to be tested until recently.

A lab in Texas tested the hair and compared it to DNA submitted by Colleen Nick, Morgan's mother. They found that the hair belonged to either Colleen, one of her siblings, or one of her children.

"We've reached a point where we can concentrate on one suspect," Alma Police Chief Jeff Pointer said.

 

[Mel70]

That poor baby. She's one I remember. This posted today. Probably isn't any different.

https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article293321239.html

 

[GrandmaBear]

That poor baby. She's one I remember. This posted today. Probably isn't any different.

https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article293321239.html

Me too. This is and was a case that stands out.

I will give it to investigators though, this sounds like the same lab used in LISK with new advances re hair and so they are paying attention and BINGO, success and sounds like now they have a solid tie, enough to announce such.

 

[Guess Who]

I'm just so glad the investigators of long ago had the foresight to keep that hair and patiently wait for the technology.

 

[Tresir]

I just read an article that they only tracked down the truck in 2019 to the new owner and found the hair then, which if true, is hard to understand, as the truck looks pretty unique to me. Cannot believe this took 25 years.

I will post the link.

DNA breakthrough in 1995 cold case kidnapping of Morgan Nick

Morgan Nick vanished while at a Little League game in Alma, Arkansas on June, 9, 1995.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Tresir]

Now I'm confused because the article upthread said LE kept the truck for years before putting it in an auction. Then recently they tracked down the new owner in 2019.

Also some reports say he was a WW2 veteran but he would only have been about 16 in 1944/45 when it ended.

 

[GrandmaBear]

I just read an article that they only tracked down the truck in 2019 to the new owner and found the hair then, which if true, is hard to understand, as the truck looks pretty unique to me. Cannot believe this took 25 years.

I will post the link.

DNA breakthrough in 1995 cold case kidnapping of Morgan Nick

Morgan Nick vanished while at a Little League game in Alma, Arkansas on June, 9, 1995.

www.dailymail.co.uk

I recall talk of the truck and them not finding it until more recent years. I'd read the link but judging by your two posts here, if it confused you, then it likely would me as well on which is true. it seems to me they knew of it but had been looking for it for a long time. I imagine someone here will recall better and be able to explain what is the case there.

I believe the description of it came from a person or persons, there were no cameras, etc. I recall well the basics in this one but not every detail but there also wasn't much for details other than the truck as I recall it. Softball game, was playing, and then was gone. Someone had seen this truck. That's what I recall.

I don't recall them having it for years but do recall them putting out the info and looking for it.

Again, someone here is probably fresher on all that and the things since and hopefully will correct or chime in.

I have no idea on the WWII thing but you could enlist here at 16 with your parents' permission, however, you are saying he was that age at the end of it... I saw your other post but cannot see it right now and I believe that's what you said.

Someone else referred to them having their hair for years on end and I think articles did, but now you have me wondering on that part.

Did they have the truck and in recent years try to find it again for further analysis, a deeper look

I'm confused too as I said but would bet some of this can maybe be put down to poor news research and errors in reporting.

I'd like to know myself now. I do recall them wanting to find it, but when that was and for how many years, I don't really recall. Thought it was in more recent years that they did. Talk of it and the description though has been put out there for a long time.

i'll leave it at that not to confuse anything as that's just how I recall it and if you are finding different accounts, then it being cleared up would be good. I'm sure someone remembers better or can clear this up, than I do.

Been a stressful weekend (my weekends are Thurs/Fri) and a momentous one and back to work today without much down time at all or I'd take a look. Not up to it lol believe me. I have some hours before my scheduled work time but am in transition and recovery mode LOL to make it through.

What I will say is I am glad it looks like this case MAY get some resolution. It's been a haunting one and was one that was so happenstance or seemed like it anyhow. I mean he may well have been looking, even looking for her, but IF I recall it right, there was no known connection between him and Morgan.

People can correct me if wrong, just going by my recollection. It's gone on for so many years and again haven't refreshed, just what I recall. Not coffeed either and just got up lol. Wiped.

 

[Tresir]

I recall talk of the truck and them not finding it until more recent years. I'd read the link but judging by your two posts here, if it confused you, then it likely would me as well on which is true. it seems to me they knew of it but had been looking for it for a long time. I imagine someone here will recall better and be able to explain what is the case there.

I believe the description of it came from a person or persons, there were no cameras, etc. I recall well the basics in this one but not every detail but there also wasn't much for details other than the truck as I recall it. Softball game, was playing, and then was gone. Someone had seen this truck. That's what I recall.

I don't recall them having it for years but do recall them putting out the info and looking for it.

Again, someone here is probably fresher on all that and the things since and hopefully will correct or chime in.

I have no idea on the WWII thing but you could enlist here at 16 with your parents' permission, however, you are saying he was that age at the end of it... I saw your other post but cannot see it right now and I believe that's what you said.

Someone else referred to them having their hair for years on end and I think articles did, but now you have me wondering on that part.

Did they have the truck and in recent years try to find it again for further analysis, a deeper look

I'm confused too as I said but would bet some of this can maybe be put down to poor news research and errors in reporting.

I'd like to know myself now. I do recall them wanting to find it, but when that was and for how many years, I don't really recall. Thought it was in more recent years that they did. Talk of it and the description though has been put out there for a long time.

i'll leave it at that not to confuse anything as that's just how I recall it and if you are finding different accounts, then it being cleared up would be good. I'm sure someone remembers better or can clear this up, than I do.

Been a stressful weekend (my weekends are Thurs/Fri) and a momentous one and back to work today without much down time at all or I'd take a look. Not up to it lol believe me. I have some hours before my scheduled work time but am in transition and recovery mode LOL to make it through.

What I will say is I am glad it looks like this case MAY get some resolution. It's been a haunting one and was one that was so happenstance or seemed like it anyhow. I mean he may well have been looking, even looking for her, but IF I recall it right, there was no known connection between him and Morgan.

People can correct me if wrong, just going by my recollection. It's gone on for so many years and again haven't refreshed, just what I recall. Not coffeed either and just got up lol. Wiped.

Well he died in 2000 age 71, so unless it was a family member or a younger associate of his who borrowed the truck he doesnt seem to fit the age range given of the suspect in the article i just read. I am only just coming in looking at this so it is possible i have missed details.

Being aged between 23 and 38 in '95 would not equate to being in their 70's only 5 years later. That suspect age could also not have served in WW2 as they would have only been born between ' 57 and '72. Something is not adding up IMO.

Also, they had him and his truck, with Arkansas plates two months later, when he was arrested for that later attempt.

Who is Billy Jack Lincks? Dead vet named as suspect in '95 abduction

Police connected Billy Jack Lincks to the Morgan Nick case after blood and hair samples found in his truck were tested years after lab technicians initially didn't have enough DNA to get a conclusive match.

www.dailymail.co.uk

"Periodically, police would distribute a photo of the truck and described the abductor as being between 23 and 38, who was six feet tall and had a mustache and beard."
"He died in prison in 2000 at the age of 72 after being convicted of attempting to abduct a girl in the town.

The veteran was also arrested in 1992 for sexually abusing a young girl, according to 5 News Online.

He became a person of interest in the Nick case in 2021, more than two decades after he died.

The Van Burn Abduction Attempt

The Arkansas native was convicted of sexual indecency after he attempted to steal a small girl in Van Buren just two months after Nick disappeared and only a mere 10 minutes away from the last place she was seen, according to 40/29 TV.

The girl, 11, was walking down the street with her young brothers near a Sonic restaurant on August 29, 1995 when Lincks pulled up alongside them in a red pickup.

The girl, who was not identified, told police Lincks had offered her money and made sexual comments toward her as he tried to encourage her to go home with him, but she ran away.

A witness noted his Arkansas license tag and police issued an arrest warrant the next day. "

 

[GrandmaBear]

Well he died in 2000 age 71, so unless it was a family member or a younger associate of his who borrowed the truck he doesnt seem to fit the age range given of the suspect in the article i just read. I am only just coming in looking at this so it is possible i have missed details.

Being aged between 23 and 38 in '95 would not equate to being in their 70's only 5 years later. That suspect age could also not have served in WW2 as they would have only been born between ' 57 and '72. Something is not adding up IMO.

Also, they had him and his truck, with Arkansas plates two months later, when he was arrested for that later attempt.

Who is Billy Jack Lincks? Dead vet named as suspect in '95 abduction

Police connected Billy Jack Lincks to the Morgan Nick case after blood and hair samples found in his truck were tested years after lab technicians initially didn't have enough DNA to get a conclusive match.

www.dailymail.co.uk

"Periodically, police would distribute a photo of the truck and described the abductor as being between 23 and 38, who was six feet tall and had a mustache and beard."
"He died in prison in 2000 at the age of 72 after being convicted of attempting to abduct a girl in the town.

The veteran was also arrested in 1992 for sexually abusing a young girl, according to 5 News Online.

He became a person of interest in the Nick case in 2021, more than two decades after he died.

The Van Burn Abduction Attempt

The Arkansas native was convicted of sexual indecency after he attempted to steal a small girl in Van Buren just two months after Nick disappeared and only a mere 10 minutes away from the last place she was seen, according to 40/29 TV.

The girl, 11, was walking down the street with her young brothers near a Sonic restaurant on August 29, 1995 when Lincks pulled up alongside them in a red pickup.

The girl, who was not identified, told police Lincks had offered her money and made sexual comments toward her as he tried to encourage her to go home with him, but she ran away.

A witness noted his Arkansas license tag and police issued an arrest warrant the next day. "

I see what you mean. Even though as you know I don't have it in me right now to totally focus and drill down here right now, it is not adding up. I suspect at minimum one news article is entirely off or age of death is and so on or some such. I can see the basics of what you are saying here though and later maybe I will look at more in depth with some focus. I've known of the case for years on end but it is of course one of those that has been so many years, being up and fresh on some of it is hard since it sits dormant for years with little news and so on.

Again others could chime in and may be more fresh on the facts like this or whether they are facts.

It's definitely a case I never have trouble remembering the basics when it comes up. I immediately know it is the child that went missing at or near the softball field. It has one of them that has always stood out and haunted. It just seemed also so opportunistic or happenstance as I said earlier.

I and my entire family used to go watch my brother's softball games and I am talking when I was in my 30s, etc. and him older yet and I'd take my children. They weren't Morgan's age. Oldest was a teen and youngest probably close. Small town. Safe rural small town America. There was a playground a ways from the fields near the hockey arena/building I mean walking distance, no roads crossed, you could see it from the bleachers. Basically on the property near one of the driveways. Not that far but not arm's reach either. My kids were never there as they were older but the players or watchers with younger kids, their kids would go down there and play and I mean you could see them easily and were probably within less than a minute's run to them if you had to. SAFE. Totally in within vision and close.

This case always has me picturing our set up. Of course hockey arena and building were not used in the summer much and had roads on each side, not busy roads, not highways and I mean anyone could park on the side of the building and in an instant have done something like this when all were watching and excited over a home run or something.

In no way do I mean things were identical but that I could just always imagine such happening when I first heard of this case and it just always struck me hard. I mean too this would have been in the 90s for me so I just kind of always had this one stick with me. I also just would have never thought of predators like this at that time and in our area. I think if I recall this field was a bit more rural but ours was on the edge of town, rural in its way as just leaving town but a playground too, etc.

it was just so awful and out of nowhere.

AGain not trying to say identical as to setups but if my kids were younger I would not have hesitated to let them play down there where I could see them easily and would have also figured anyone at the game could as well, all other parents and so on. it was on the same side, the same property basically but just across the grass and down the way a bit.

I don't recall every little detail but just know it struck home and I could just picture it. And haunted.

I know this is not about the truck, etc. but am getting my head back to other things and mind on other things.

This could have been anyone's child I guess too is part of what I am saying. And those are scary. So many are parents, etc. and awful as HE77 but most turn out to be someone close and sad as it is don't leave you with feeling necessarily all kids are in danger from them. This I just recall seemed so random. The way I recall it anyhow. And it could be anywhere USA.

There are a handful of more that strike me that way, and others too I'd say are struck that way. Another is Jacob Wetterling. A well known case by most of us.

I'll be interested in what is figured out here re age, truck etc...And I finally got the mind for a bit into something else. Transition. Only word I have for it. I really need to, and fast as work is looming.

Glad to see you on this one! I love seeing you in one as you discuss.

 

[Kimster]

I'm just so glad the investigators of long ago had the foresight to keep that hair and patiently wait for the technology.

No kidding!!!! I wonder how many other cases are out there just waiting for their moment.

What I really wonder in this case is if they’ll be able to track down this guy‘s old haunts and be able to find her!