In 1995, This 6-Year-Old Girl Was Abducted While Attending A Little League Game With Her Mother In Arkansas And Has Remained Missing For Over 27 Years
On June 9, 1995, a six-year-old girl from Alma, Arkansas, and her mother attended what was supposed to be a carefree Friday night little league game. But then, halfway through the event, the girl– named Morgan Nick– was abducted before her mother’s eyes.
It all began while Morgan and her mother, Colleen Nick, were sitting in the stands and watching the innings fly by at Wofford baseball field– which was just a mile away from the Alma police station.
And at one point, Morgan asked her mother if she and her friends could catch lightning bugs. Morgan’s mother agreed, so the kids went off to play.
Tragically, though, Morgan was never able to return to the stands and reunite with her mother. Instead, the six-year-old was abducted at about 10:45 p.m.
She was last seen standing near Colleen’s car in the parking lot– which was just a few yards away from where Colleen was sitting and watching the game.
And according to Morgan’s friends, a “creepy” man had approached the six-year-old while she was fixing her shoes. Other witnesses also recalled seeing the same unidentified man observing Morgan while she frolicked with her friends.
Then, in the few moments that she was left alone, Morgan was believed to be stolen from the field while the attendees were focused on the baseball game.
At the time of her abduction, Morgan was wearing blue denim shorts, a green Girl Scout t-shirt, and white tennis shoes. She also had five distinct silver caps on her molars, stood four feet tall, and had blonde hair and blue eyes.
Facebook; pictured above is Morgan in May of 1995
Additionally, the man suspected in Morgan’s disappearance was described by witnesses as being a white male standing six feet tall with an average build. He also reportedly had an inch-long beard and mustache and was believed to be between twenty-three and thirty-eight years old.
At the time, attendees of the little league game also remembered seeing a red Ford pickup truck with a white camper and Arkansas license plates disappear from the parking lot around the same time as Morgan’s abduction. Unfortunately, though, the lead did not prove fruitful.
And this sadly became a theme in Morgan’s case following the launch of a massive investigation. Thousands of people came forward with leads and tips over the years, but none of the information ever led to a solid clue that could help locate the six-year-old.
Then, out of desperation, the FBI and local law enforcement even offered a sixty thousand dollar reward for any information that led to the recovery of Morgan and the conviction of her abductor.
By 2001, though, the FBI regained a sliver of hope and believed they were one step closer to identifying the man who had kidnapped Morgan.
That year, the bureau requested information on a now-deceased criminal named Billy Jack Links.
Links was born in Crawford County, Arkansas, before becoming a serviceman during World War II. Then, he returned to the state during the 1970s, and between 1962 and 1974, he worked in Dallas, Texas, for Braniff Airlines.
The FBI began to suspect Links, though, because just two months after Morgan was taken, he reportedly tried to abduct another young girl from a Sonic fast food chain in Van Buren, Arkansas. This chain location was a mere eight miles from the little league field where Morgan was kidnapped.
On top of that, Links also drove a 1986 Chevrolet pickup truck that was the color red. So, following his attempt to abduct the second little girl, investigators examined Links’ truck and discovered numerous pieces of evidence– including a rope, a tarp, duct tape, a machete, and blood. Hair fibers were also discovered on the floorboard and on the seats.
Even though these findings seem damning, though, authorities have been unable to link the items to Morgan’s case.
This is because the original evidence reportedly cannot be located– which rules out the possibility of DNA testing.
Additionally, Links passed away in prison long ago– so interrogating him about his involvement in Morgan’s abduction is also impossible. So, for twenty-seven years, Morgan Nick has tragically remained missing. As of this year, she would have celebrated her thirty-fourth birthday, and The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) simulated an age-progression photo of what Morgan might have looked like at thirty-one years old.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; pictured above is an age-progressed photo of Morgan
In their daughter’s absence, Morgan’s parents also created a cause known as The Morgan Nick Foundation (MNF)– which is dedicated to providing immediate assistance to the families of abducted and missing children.
The foundation also provides safety and abduction prevention education to parents, teachers, and children, as well as advocates for state and federal legislation meant to protect the rights of children, all while holding onto hope that Morgan will soon be found.
“It was never a thought in my head that Morgan would still be missing. Someone knows the truth,” Morgan’s mother, Colleen, said in a 2020 interview with USA Today.
If you have any information regarding Morgan’s disappearance or current whereabouts, you are urged to contact the Alma Police Department at (479) 632-3333.
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