On January 30, 1972 16 year old Dermot Kelly left his family home in Oglesby, Illinois. He was going to go target shooting in the woods along the Vermilion River with his .22 caliber Rifle. When Dermot didn't return by 3 p.m. his parents called the police and a search for him began at 5 p.m. The day he disappeared was very cold and that night it dropped below zero.
The following afternoon Dermot's boots and jacket was found on the banks of the Vermilion River where it fed into the Illinois River. A set of bare feet went out onto the frozen river, but did not return. In the snow nearby there was an imprint of a rifle.
They assumed he had fallen into the river. His rifle was found, but his body was not.
It was stated by family, friends, and teachers that Dermot was a good kid. He didn't do drugs, and was a B average student. He did miss weeks of school in 71, but that was due to medical reasons.
It was rare for a body to not show up in the Vermilion River, and his family believes that he ran away and was living a transient lifestyle. A few days prior he had said he wanted to go away and make a new life for himself. His family Doctor claimed to have seen him Chicago in 73. In 1992 Dermot was declared legally dead.
Dermot was a white male and as 16 at the time of his disappearance. He had blonde hair and blue eyes. He was 6 foot and 150 lbs. He was wearing a t-shirt, blue jeans, and an Accutron watch. H
SOURCES:
http://charleyproject.org/case/dermot-faulkner-kelly
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3dmil.html
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/6257/8
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