Oil Field Worker Disappears Without A Trace

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Clinton has not been seen since he left a friends home in Louisiana.

On Sept. 1, 2006, 21-year-old Clinton Nelson walked out of his friend's home in Princeton, La. and never returned.

He was staying there over Labor Day weekend, and friends thought he was just stepping out for a cigarette.

Since then cops have heard a number of theories and rumors, but years later no one seems to really know what happened to Clinton.

Det. Charles Owens of the Bossier County Sheriff's Office said he doesn't believe Clinton had any reason to leave, willingly.

He had a $2,000 uncashed check waiting for him at his father's house, about nine miles away, and was very close with his mother, Carolyn Johnson.

She described Clinton as a compassionate person who loved to make other people laugh and cared deeply for his family.

"Family and friends were everything to Clinton," Carolyn said. "Especially his sisters. Clinton was the kind of person that never missed a birthday or holiday. He always called and if he had the money he would send a card or present."

Clinton had recently moved to Louisiana, where his father lived, from South Dakota to take a job in the oil fields.

An injury on the job had forced him to take some time off.

Cops say Clinton had stitches in his collarbone, fractured ribs and a broken arm when he disappeared.
 

No Clues In Search For Missing La. Man

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Clinton was wearing a black t-shirt and jeans when he was last seen.

The home where Clinton was last seen is located in Haughton, La., a sparsely populated, rural area.

Police say the home is near a main road, U.S. Route 80, but behind it are several hundred wooded acres.

The last phone call Clinton made was to his father, claiming someone was after him. After that, cops say the phone went dead.

Clinton was wearing a black t-shirt, jeans, a black knit cap and tennis shoes the last time he was seen.

He also has a fresh scar on his collarbone.

Just after his move to Louisiana, Clinton cut his long hair very short.

Extensive searches of the area where he was last seen haven't turned up any clues.

The most recent search, in August 2009, sent a 22-man underwater search team into a nearby pond, but they found nothing.

"He loved to make his sister, Tarah, his cousins, step-dad and I laugh. I think that's the thing I miss most about him," Carolyn said.

"Clinton was not afraid to say, 'I love you' and he would fight with everything he had to protect his friends and family."

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