Timothy Howard Smith AKA Otis

On October 30^th, 1985, a missing person’s report was taken for Timothy Howard Smith AKA Otis Smith. Smith was 6’1, 250 pounds at the time of his disappearance. Smith was from Tennessee but was living in Duncan, Oklahoma. 

The last time his mother in Tennessee heard from him was a phone call on March 15^th, 1985. He had contacted his mother to ask her for money for a bus ticket home. Smith advised he had made some people mad and was fearing for his life and wanted to get away from Duncan and go back home to Tennessee. He was known to drive a white 1965 Ford Galaxy. 

The car was said to have been in poor condition and would explain needing a bus ticket to make it to Tennessee. Smith was said to have bought the car for $100. On March 24^th, 1985, the car he had been driving was impounded. 

Timothy Howard Smith AKA Otis has not been seen or heard from since March 1985.  It wasn’t until October 30^th, 1985, that he was reported as missing.

Duncan Police Department continues to follow up with leads as they come in. 

For new information regarding the Timothy Howard Smith case please call the Duncan Police Department at 580-255-2112

Gerald Snider

On 11/27/1984 at approximately 0100 hours, Gerald Snider was found slumped over in his vehicle at “A” Street and Walnut. The vehicle, a 1980 Black Jeep, was parked behind Goodner’s Market in Sledge Shopping Center. 

The vehicle’s engine was running, and the headlights were on, and the driver’s door was open. It was later determined during an autopsy that Snider was shot in the face with a shotgun and that his neck had also been cut with a sharp instrument. 

Several witnesses described hearing and explosion or loud gunshot at approximately 0020 hours. 

He was listed as being 6’02”, weighing 260 pounds and was 33 years old at the time of his death.

Duncan Police Department continues to follow up with leads as they come in. 

For new information regarding the Gerald Snider case please call the Duncan Police Department at 580-255-2112

Joey Jackson

On 12/14/1977 Joey Jackson was reported as a runaway juvenile. 

On 12/27/1977 at 3:47 PM Jackson’s deceased body was found by a business owner behind his business located at 508 South 7th Street in Duncan, Ok. He was found face down 24 feet east of the railroad tracks. 

Most witness accounts say they last saw Jackson on 12/13/1977.

Duncan Police Department continues to follow up with leads as they come in. 

For new information regarding the Joey Jackson case please call the Duncan Police Department at 580-255-2112