18-year-old Steve Lewis Arrowood was living with his parents at the 400 blocks of Chestnut Street in Gastonia, North Carolina. On March 9, 1975, he had left home without a warning other than a note for his parents. He had withdrawn $815 when he did. On March 20 he wrote a letter telling his parents he'd gotten a job in Dallas, Texas.
In Dallas, Steve was seeing a 30-year-old married woman. The woman's husband was a long distance truck driver. On March 30th Steve and the woman were caught by the husband. The husband threatened to kill him. The woman agreed to go with her husband to New Orleans, Louisana as long as he didn't kill Steve. Steve returned home and in the following days, he had told friends that he thought the woman's husband was following him.
On April 3, 1975, Steve had dinner with his sister at the Fern Forest Apartments. He went out with a friend afterward.
While he was out with his friend he stated he saw his married girlfriend's husbands car. There had seemed to have been someone inside. His friend couldn't see the driver but made note that they followed them.
Steve dropped his friend off at 10:30p.m. and it was the last time anyone saw him. He had left behind an uncashed income tax refund check of $500.
For several hours Steves 1971 Toyota was found parked at the swimming pool at the Fern Forest Apartments. The door was open and his belongings were inside. The keys were in the ignition and a pair of men's underwear lying on the ground behind.
On April 7, authorities got a letter from the woman. The authorities opened and read hoping there would be clues to his whereabouts. They didn't contain any valuable information though.
The woman's husband was located and questioned. He withdrew to take a polygraph test. It's unclear if the husband is a suspect in the case.
Steve is a white male and was 18 at the time of disappearance. He may go by either Lewis or Steven. He's between 5'8" to 5'9" and 145 lbs. He has strawberry blonde hair and blue eyes. He has a scar under his chin and a reddish birthmark on his chin. He was right-handed.
SOURCES:
https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/2049/details
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3832dmnc.html
http://charleyproject.org/case/steve-lewis-arrowood-jr
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41986212/steve-lewis-arrowood
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ReplyDeleteI know nothing of this murder, but I did know Lewis. Everyone called him Lewis. He was quiet and kind, a nice guy. So sorry this happened to him.
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