Marc James-Warren Allen

Missing Person
Age at Report: 13
DOB: May 13, 1972
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Case Type: Endangered Missing
Missing From: Des Moines, IA (Polk County)
Missing Since: March 29, 1986

Case summary by Jody Ewing

Marc J. Allen, 13, told his mother he planned to walk to a friend's house down the street from their Des Moines home on March 29, 1986, but never arrived at the neighbor's home. He was last seen wearing a light blue t-shirt, blue jean shorts, white socks and gray tennis shoes with velcro tabs.

Marc Allen, age enhanced by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, of how he may look today.

Allen has a small scar on the top of his head. His first name may be spelled "Mark," and he may be called "Marc James Allen" by some agencies.

Allen's disappearance came four years after Johnny Gosch vanished from the same vicinity under similar circumstances, and two years after Eugene Wade Martin disappeared. It has not been proven that these three cases are related in any way.

If you have any information concerning this case, please contact the Des Moines Police Department at 515-283-4811.

Sources and References:

IDPS Missing Persons Clearinghouse
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
The Charley Project
The Doe Network

Page last updated: March 24, 2010