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Darren Bruce Hillis (born March 6, 1959) was a teenage boy who was found floating in the LaFayette River near the Hampton Boulevard Bridge in Norfolk, Virginia. There was no evidence of injuries on his body.

He was identified in March 2025.

Hillis was last seen alive on March 12, 1973, when he departed home for school and never arrived to class.

Characteristics[]

  • Wavy, long auburn hair.
  • Brown or hazel eyes.

Clothing and accessories[]

  • Timex wristwatch.
  • Stedman T-shirt, size S 34-36.
  • Stedman jockey shorts, size 34.
  • Blue Fleetline short-sleeved dress shirt with "16" on collar.
  • Red Haggar trousers with white pin stripes, size M.
  • Light tan socks.
  • Olive drab fur-lined zip-up jacket.
  • Blue Sears swimsuit found in pocket, size M 32-34.
  • Black tennis shoes, possibly Converse, with nonspecific blue ink marks on the white rubber toes, size 12.

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