Seven-year-old Louis Anthony Mackerley vanished from Allentown, Pennsylvania, on June 7, 1984. He left his home in the 300 block of Chew Street after telling his babysitter he was going to a friend’s house a couple of doors away. That afternoon witnesses placed him between Fourth and Gordon Streets and a hot dog shop owner says Louis spent about 45 minutes in the store, claiming he was hiding from older boys; he left around 4:45 p.m. and was later seen walking east on Gordon Street. An unconfirmed sighting reported him talking with an unidentified man and woman near Jordan Creek around 4:30 p.m. The family contacted police at about 11:10 p.m. when Louis did not return.

Louis had dark blonde hair, blue eyes, was missing his four front teeth, and had two circular burn scars on the right side of his chest. He’d told a school nurse and his parents months earlier that a couple he called Frank and Elizabeth had molested him, but police say they lacked enough information to fully investigate that claim. His parents passed away without learning what happened. The Allentown Police Department classifies the case as an active investigation and believes the disappearance was a non-family abduction. If anyone knew Louis, was in the Chew Street, Fourth/Gordon Street, or Jordan Creek areas that afternoon, or has information that could help, please come forward.