Tony Epps

Tony Epps was last seen in Wichita, Kansas on March 21, 2007. He left to see a friend and never returned home. At the time of his disappearance, he drove a white 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe with a U-Haul bumper sticker, a tailgate, black rims, and large tires. He last used his cellular phone at 5:55 p.m. on the day he went missing. Epps has never been heard from again. On March 23, his vehicle turned up at the Greenmill Restaurant at Kellogg and Rock Road, with his cellular phone locked inside. In July 2007, authorities charged Jeffrey Salas, also known as Jeffrey Hopper, with Epps’s murder. Investigators stated Salas and Epps participated in criminal activity together and Salas killed him over an $18,000 drug debt. A small amount of Epps’s blood was found in an SUV linked to Salas. At his trial in the spring of 2009, Salas’s defense argued there was no evidence Epps was deceased. He was acquitted of all charges in April 2009. Epps left behind two young sons whom he saw daily. His family stated he did not use illicit drugs or drink alcohol. His body has never been found, but authorities suspect foul play in his case due to the circumstances involved.

Summary

• Date of Disappearance: March 21, 2007
• Location of Disappearance: Wichita Kansas
• Age at Disappearance: 36 years old
• Date of Birth: 1971
• Height: 5’8
• Weight: 315 lbs
• Hair Color: Bald/Black / Black mustache
• Eye Color: Brown
• Gender: Male
• Race: African American
• Investigating Agency: Wichita Police Department 316-268-4181
• Dental Information: None to note
• Medical Information: None to note
• Missing personal items: Had a 2nd phone that he used often also wore a ring that had five stones in it
• Notable Identifiers: Both ears pierced / One of his front teeth was false
• Clothing/Jewelry: White long sleeve shirt, blue basketball shorts
• Tattoos: None to note

Links

• Charley Project

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