In this week's edition of "The Missing," we revisit the sudden and mysterious disappearance of Trevor Paul Morse, a 30-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, who vanished in May 2007.
"I am the father of a missing adult male," Trevor's father, Rick Morse, wrote in a recent e-mail. "To say a little about Trevor Morse, and affirm who he was—and our prayers and hopes that he still is—Trevor was born and welcomed into our loving family in El Paso, Texas, on October 20, 1976. Trevor attended Irvin High School in El Paso and graduated in 1996. In 1999, he proudly completed his State of Texas Journeyman's requirements and started his career, which eventually took him to Nevada in 2006, where he worked as an electrician for a major contractor. It was there that he disappeared on Sunday, May 6, 2007, from an affluent, upscale neighborhood located on the west side of Las Vegas."
According to Rick, Trevor had gone out clubbing with some friends on the night before his disappearance. He returned home that night, and the following morning he wrote checks for his utility bills and did his laundry. He continued normally with his day until 3:00 p.m., when he called a local taxi service and requested a ride to the Red Rock Canyon area. Roughly 30 minutes later, the driver dropped Trevor off in the 3800 block of South Town Center Drive at West Flamingo. The taxi driver later said that Trevor had mentioned he was supposed to meet an acquaintance. Surveillance footage from a nearby shopping center showed Trevor pacing outside the building, but he eventually walked southwest, out of the camera's view, and disappeared. He has not been seen or heard from since.
"I can't even explain what we have endured and continue to endure on a daily basis," Rick says. "To make matters worse, in the midst of this emotional upheaval, this emotional roller coaster, we also have to endure what we perceive as a lack of cooperation by the very public officials that we put our trust in. Those very people we sought out and put our faith in to find our missing loved one do not answer phone calls, letters, and emails. How can these public officials not keep us in the loop? We, Trevor's parents, and his family and friends are asking the media and the public to please help us find answers. Help us find Trevor."
Trevor's family maintains a Website devoted to the case at: http://www.myspace.com/missing_trevor_morse
His case is also listed on the National Center for Missing Adults Website at: http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/gallery/ncmaprofile_all.php?A200705344S
Trevor Paul Morse is described as 5'10" tall, weighing about 165 lbs., with brown hair and blue eyes. He has a crescent-shaped scar on his chin.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Las Vegas Metro Police Department at (702) 828-5678 (case # 070508-2842) or your local law enforcement agency (NCIC#: M-236504733).
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