Douglas Paul Crawford, known as Dougie, vanished from Vinton, Louisiana on March 20, 2021. He was 66 and was last seen at the Vinton Motel on Highway 90 East. Witnesses say he let others use his vehicle while he stayed in a motel room to rest; when they returned about two hours later he was gone. His cellphone was found near the motel and the people who had borrowed his car alerted family by returning a missed call. Family reported him missing on March 21, 2021.

Crawford cannot speak after a past throat cancer operation and communicated by writing. He often covered the deep, circular scar at the center of his neck with a bandana. At disappearance he had graying brown, shoulder-length hair, brown eyes, a light brown mustache, scars on his right arm and lower back, and was last seen in a gray long-sleeved thermal shirt, blue jeans and black sneakers; he wore black sunglasses and may have had reading glasses. He may have had a wallet and debit card but left $8,000 untouched in his bank account. The Vinton Police Department has conducted interviews and followed leads without reaching a conclusion, and the family believes he may be deceased but seeks closure.

Does anyone in Vinton recall seeing Crawford or his vehicle on March 20, 2021?