John Hundley was nine when he disappeared from Fairfax, Ohio, on the afternoon of October 15, 1964. He and his classmate and friend Jimmy McQueary, also nine, were last seen together near the local Frisch’s Mainliner; they were reportedly headed toward Johnny’s house and were both reported missing by 10:30 p.m. that night. Johnny was described as brown hair, brown eyes, about four feet tall and 85 pounds, wearing a white t-shirt, black trousers, and white tennis shoes.

Investigators pursued several lines of inquiry. Early on police considered runaway theories after reports Johnny had mentioned running away; agencies nationwide were alerted amid concerns the boys might have boarded freight trains. An accident involving nearby sewer construction was also examined because the boys had been disciplined the night before for playing in an open sewer line, but workers later said no children were seen when a trench was filled. A few years later a 17-year-old Marine from Fairfax confessed to murdering and burying the boys, but he later recanted, said he fabricated the story to avoid service, and passed a polygraph; he maintains his innocence.

The case remains unsolved. If anyone knew Johnny, Jimmy, where they spent time that fall of 1964, or has information not yet shared with investigators, please come forward.