The further I delve into the abduction of Morgan Nick, the more I am convinced that this investigation was doomed right from the start.
I am haunted by the notion that a six-year-old girl vanished from a crowded ballpark on a balmy summer night without a trace... No clues. No witnesses. Not so much as a scream… she simply disappeared.
And frankly, I’m outraged that for almost a quarter of a century, the public has been spoon fed misinformation in Morgan’s disappearance.
What happened to Morgan Chauntel Nick?
I want to know. You should want to know.
At the very least, we should at least be asking what COULD have happened to Morgan Chauntel Nick?
Think about it. Those are two very different and very important questions. Not only does Morgan’s family deserve to know, the community deserves to know. In fact, we should be demanding to know.
After all, it’s the people living in the community - me and you - that are presented with the composite sketches to help identify Morgan’s would-be-abductor; we are the ones asked to assist in searches or to pass out Morgan’s missing posters; to attend fundraisers and rallies; to volunteer at events; and to donate time, money and resources. We, as a community, have enthusiastically embraced each request.
As a community we have stepped up to the plate and remained steadfast in our commitment to bring Morgan Nick home.
To be honest, I truly believe the goal of bringing Morgan Nick home could have been accomplished had the community been given all of the facts surrounding what COULD have happened to Morgan Nick.
I think it’s possible she could have been found had we, as a community, demanded more from those disseminating the information about Morgan’s abduction.
And while I understand that it may never be possible to answer the question of WHAT happened to Morgan Nick; it’s time to ask what COULD have happened.
Don’t you want to know?
I know that I do.
The information on what could have happened to Morgan Nick, in my opinion, does exist. It’s just not been shared with the community.
Until today.
The information I am about to share was provided in an anonymous letter; however the statements made in this letter have since been confirmed to be true by multiple, credible sources.
On June 9th, 1995, in the parking lot of a grocery store, something of note happened: A man and a woman approached two little girls in the parking lot. Fearful, one of the girls ran inside the grocery store to retrieve her father.
The father, concerned for the safety of the girls, immediately approached the man to find out what was going on.
The man told the girls’ father that he was on the run from law enforcement. His female companion was already in the truck and she refused to get out of the vehicle or to even look over as the two men as they spoke.
The father, a mechanic, quickly determined that there was something very unusual… and menacing about this man and this situation.
To add to the peculiarity of the situation, the man and the woman were in a truck that was towing a U-Haul trailer; however, they had taken everything out of the trailer and placed it in the back of the pickup truck.
While there is not a clear description of the woman, the man was described as having a very distinct feature: a mole on his face.
What are the odds of this unsettling interaction at the grocery store parking lot and the Morgan Nick abduction happening on the exact same day in the exact same town of less than 4,000 people?
This leads to even bigger questions such as: Why wasn’t this information released to the media? Why weren’t composite sketches drawn up depicting the likeness of this man and this woman? Where is the description of their vehicle? Where are they now?
Did they take Morgan Nick?
Maybe, just maybe the “creepy” man at the ballpark was actually a witness to the crime instead of a suspect.
Remember, the description of this man proves he was ill-prepared to abduct anyone: He was wearing only cut off jean shorts -- no shirt and no shoes.
My sources tell me that he approached the children that evening to scold them for breaking bottles in the parking lot. He warned the children that others might step on the glass they were breaking and cut their feet. I could see this being a valid concern, as he was barefoot himself.
If he didn’t abduct Morgan Nick, why didn’t he come forward? I believe he was most likely too afraid to come forward. Maybe he was afraid he would be blamed for the abduction.
I have to believe fear could have been a motivating factor in his hesitancy to turn himself in as the “creepy” man at the ballpark. After all, there were armed civilians driving around Alma looking for him immediately after Morgan’s abduction. In many ways, he was already presumed guilty by the community… he was a wanted man.
Don’t get me wrong.
I am not condoning his silence. Despite his fear, the man that spoke to Morgan and her friends at the ballpark that night had a moral obligation to come forward. If he’s still alive, I hope he chooses to do the right thing and identify himself.
If he’s alive, I want him to dig deep and find the courage to call the FBI and tell them what he remembers about that evening almost a quarter of a century ago. His story could be a crucial piece of information to help solve this case.
Consider this: Shortly after Morgan Nick’s abduction, a handful of FBI profilers were brought to Alma, Arkansas to analyze all of the known information in this case.
Sources tell me that the profilers - all five of them - have determined that their opinion is this: The man from the ballpark was a creepy man. Just a creepy man. Nothing more. Nothing less. They do not believe that this man was Morgan’s abductor.
So if the FBI doesn’t believe the man from the ballpark kidnapped Morgan Nick, why hasn’t this information been relayed to the general public? Why is he still being touted as the main suspect?
This man could be a witness to help SOLVE the crime. Why aren’t we treating him as such?
The community needs answers.
As I anxiously wait to hear from my contacts in Cherokee County, South Carolina to see if, by chance, the composite sketch depicts a man with a mole on his face, I’ve been focusing my efforts on researching other child abductions in the United States. My search parameters include information on abduction cases that include a composite sketch that depict a man with a mole on his face. It’s a long shot, I know, but I wanted to give it a try.
Believe it or not, within 3 minutes, I discovered this story that ran in the Star Telegram: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article163205383.html
“The suspect was described as heavy-set, 50 to 60 years old, wearing khaki pants and a black polo shirt, and having a salt-and-pepper mustache, dark, comb-over-style hair and a mole under his left eye”
Please understand that I am not suggesting that the suspect in this case is connected to the Morgan Nick abduction… but it does make me take pause.
I hope that everyone reading this is taking pause. I also hope that if anyone has information about the incident on June 9, 1995 in the parking lot of the grocery store in Alma, Arkansas, that you would reach out to our Editor here at Today in Fort Smith.
If you have any information, no matter how small, about the abduction of Morgan Chauntel Nick, please call your local FBI branch office.
It’s time the community took a stand. Morgan deserves it.
