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Charles Arlin Leon Henderson (March 16, 1980 – disappeared July 25, 1991) is an American missing person who disappeared in Fountain N' Lakes, Missouri, on July 25, 1991, aged 11.

Disappearance

Henderson was born on March 16, 1980, in Moscow Mills, Missouri, to Debbie Henderson-Griffith. He was last seen at 5 p.m., on July 25, 1991, after leaving his home in Fountain N' Lakes, on bicycle. He was a wearing camouflage t-shirt and pants, gray socks and black tennis shoes. His bicycle was found on October 10, in a bean field approximently 5 miles north of his home.

On March 10, 2000, Henderson's sister Joy Henderson-Leonard, was murdered by her husband Bob, who later committed suicide.

In 2001, Joshua Spangler, who was 13 at the time of Henderson's disappearance, confessed to abducting and killing Henderson aftering being forced to by two men. He later admitted to fabricating the story, and was charged with perjury.

Months before his disappearance, his uncle James McWilliams says he witnessed a tall, skinny man taking pictured of Henderson outside his school. This man is believed to be Michael J. Devlin. Multiple of Henderson's relatives were shown pictures of someone who claimed to know Delvin, with many saying they knew him.

Referances

1. "Investigators seeking help in decades-old Lincoln County cold case". ksdk.com. 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
2. "Police: Possible link between sister's murder and brother missing since 1991". FOX 2. 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
3. "Arlin Henderson". STLtoday.com. 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
4. Taylor, Betsy (18 January 2007). "Missouri kidnap case points to third victim". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
5. "Photos tied to suspect may be of boy missing since 1991". The Denver Post. 2007-01-24. Retrieved 2025-01-01.

• 1980 births
• 1990s missing person cases
• Missing person cases in Missouri
• People from Lincoln County, Missouri
• Living people
• Missing American children
• July 1991 events in the United States