On July 1st 1950 Scott Andreas Douglas who went by Andy was born to Ellen and Donald Douglas. He has an older brother, Donald, a year older than him. After his parents were divorced and his Mother remarried William, Billy, Sims both him and his brother took the last name Sims. Their stepfather treated the boys like they were his own children. Their biological father was living in California with his second wife.
Andy was a well liked kid. He was a Tenderfoot the first rank in Scouting and new to Boy Scout Troop 22. Him and his family only lived in Wichita falls for a short time.On December 9th 1961 the 11 year old fifth grade-student of Jefferson Elementary went out to play. This would be the last time anyone saw him as he had disappeared.
On this morning Andy had been home with his brother Donald. Their mother who was a nurse at the time was working and their stepfather was in Louisiana for the National Guard. Between 12:00 to 12:30 their mother called the house to check up on the kids. She spoke to Donald on the phone and Andy had been home at the time.
Donald claimed that his little brother had left between 12:45 and 1:00 to go and play. The boy typically would had ridden his bike, but at the time it was broken so he went out on foot. When 2:30 came around Ellen had arrived home to find that only one of the boys were home. Initially She sent Donald out to go find his brother then later other family members went out and helped with the search.
By 8:00 Andy was still not found and they had phoned the police. Fort Sill, Civil Defense, Marine Reserves, members of the Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol and others worked with volunteers to comb the area, searching Andy’s usual hangouts and places it seemed a child might have gone to escape the cold.
One person reported seeing someone who matched Andy’s description at the Boy Scout Hut near Lake Wichita about 3:00 P.M., just a few hours after Andy left his house. The search of the Boy Scout Hut turned up nothing. There were no other reported sightings for the boy.
Lake Wichita was dragged several times and the search from land to air was unsuccessful. He just seemed to have disappeared. There was no evidence of what even happened to the boy. He just seemed to disappeared
Even with everyone preparing for Christmas the boy scouts of troop 22 were also preparing for a camping trip. The troops hoped that the missing boy would show up, but unfortunately he never did.
Andy was 11 years old he was 4’11’’ he weighed 90lbs. He had blonde hair and blue eyes. Was wearing his glasses, a black winter coat, a black turtleneck sweater, a black knitted cap, and blue jeans.
Andy was a well liked kid. He was a Tenderfoot the first rank in Scouting and new to Boy Scout Troop 22. Him and his family only lived in Wichita falls for a short time.On December 9th 1961 the 11 year old fifth grade-student of Jefferson Elementary went out to play. This would be the last time anyone saw him as he had disappeared.
On this morning Andy had been home with his brother Donald. Their mother who was a nurse at the time was working and their stepfather was in Louisiana for the National Guard. Between 12:00 to 12:30 their mother called the house to check up on the kids. She spoke to Donald on the phone and Andy had been home at the time.
Donald claimed that his little brother had left between 12:45 and 1:00 to go and play. The boy typically would had ridden his bike, but at the time it was broken so he went out on foot. When 2:30 came around Ellen had arrived home to find that only one of the boys were home. Initially She sent Donald out to go find his brother then later other family members went out and helped with the search.
By 8:00 Andy was still not found and they had phoned the police. Fort Sill, Civil Defense, Marine Reserves, members of the Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol and others worked with volunteers to comb the area, searching Andy’s usual hangouts and places it seemed a child might have gone to escape the cold.
One person reported seeing someone who matched Andy’s description at the Boy Scout Hut near Lake Wichita about 3:00 P.M., just a few hours after Andy left his house. The search of the Boy Scout Hut turned up nothing. There were no other reported sightings for the boy.
Lake Wichita was dragged several times and the search from land to air was unsuccessful. He just seemed to have disappeared. There was no evidence of what even happened to the boy. He just seemed to disappeared
Even with everyone preparing for Christmas the boy scouts of troop 22 were also preparing for a camping trip. The troops hoped that the missing boy would show up, but unfortunately he never did.
Andy was 11 years old he was 4’11’’ he weighed 90lbs. He had blonde hair and blue eyes. Was wearing his glasses, a black winter coat, a black turtleneck sweater, a black knitted cap, and blue jeans.
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