Shane Anthony Walker was a toddler who vanished in 1989. He is believed to have been abducted.
Case[]
Shane was last seen at Martin Luther King Jr. Towers' playground in Manhattan, New York on August 10, 1989. Shane was sitting on a bench eating potato chips with his mother, Rosa Glover, when two children approached him and asked if he wanted to play. Rosa allowed the children, a ten year old girl and her five year old brother, to push Shane on the swing while she sat nearby.
While the children were playing on the slide, a man sat down beside Rosa and began speaking to her about crime. He mentioned abduction; saying "things happen to children". Rosa then got distracted by looking at the man's scars, which he claimed were from fighting, and when she looked up the children were gone.
The children returned through a hole in the park fence. After they explained that they'd left Shane in the park Rosa immediately took them to the police station to report her son missing. While Rosa, the children and the man she was speaking to were all questioned but no evidence was found to indicate that they were involved in Shane's disappearance. Police investigated the possibility that Shane was kidnapped by a relative but concluded that this was probably a familial abduction.
Shane's case may be linked to that of two year old Christopher Dansby who vanished from the same park on May 18, 1989. There are several similarities between the cases. Both boys vanished on a Thursday at around the same time of day: Shane at 5:00 p.m. and Christopher at 7:00 p.m. According to newspaper reports, they were both also playing with the same two children before disappearing. Furthermore, they both lived in the same nearby apartment building.
Authorities investigated the possibility that the boys' cases were linked to the disappearances of Andre Bryant, a one month old, or a black market baby ring operation. Police are looking to question an unidentified African American man who was approximately 19-24 year old, 5'8 tall and was wearing a yellow shirt and acid washed jeans on the day Shane vanished. Shane's case remains unsolved.
Characteristics[]
- Braided black hair pulled back into a ponytail.
- Brown eyes.
- He had a small scar under his chin.
- A birthmark on the back of his shoulder.
Clothing and accessories[]
- A blue and white shirt.
- Light blue pants.
- White LA Gear sneakers.
Sources[]
- Shane Walker at the Charley Project
- Shane Walker at NamUs
- Shane Walker at NCMEC
- Shane Walker at the Doe Network