New DNA testing has linked a man named Billy Jack Lynx to the 1995 disappearance of Morgan Nick, Alma police announced Tuesday morning. Morgan Nick was 6 years old when she disappeared while playing near a Little League game in June 1995. Her case is the subject of a Hulu documentary series focusing on the investigation. Years ago, lab technicians discovered blonde hair inside a pickup truck owned by Billy Jack Links, which resembled a truck seen near the scene of her disappearance. Ta. Until recently, advances in technology made it impossible to test hair. The hair was tested at a Texas lab and compared to DNA submitted by Morgan’s mother, Colleen Nick. “The hair was determined to belong to Colleen, one of her siblings or one of her children,” said Alma Police Chief Jeff Poynter. “We’ve reached a point where we can focus on one suspect.” Pointer urges anyone who may have information about Lynx or any other information about this case to call the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678). I called on them to do so. “I hope someone has the missing puzzle that we need,” he said. Red Pickup Trucks Law enforcement agencies regularly release and re-release photos of red pickup trucks loaded with campers. It was parked near Alma’s baseball stadium around the same time Morgan disappeared. Alma Police Chief Jeff Poynter told 40/29 News that after Nick went missing, officers received reports of suspicious activity involving the truck driver and children in the Alma area. spoke. “Kids, and when I say kids, it could be teenagers, it could be young kids who were approached by a man in a red truck with a white camper inside. “We believe there are people out there who know who was at the ballpark and who was driving the red truck in the white camper,” Poynter said. Police also distributed a person of interest description in the case. He is described as a man between 23 and 38 years old at the time of Morgan’s disappearance. He was approximately 6 feet tall and of medium to stocky build. Lynx Pickup Truck Investigators from multiple law enforcement agencies searched a red 1986 Chevrolet Scottsdale pickup truck and collected evidence from inside the vehicle. Blood stains were found on some of the seats inside the truck, according to a crime lab report. Investigators also recovered hair samples from various items found. At the time, laboratory technicians discovered that the blood and blonde hair did not contain enough DNA information to make a definitive match. The hair was examined using new technology in 2024 and determined to be Morgan Nick’s or a close relative. Therefore, police named Lynx as the only suspect in the disappearance. A new documentary reveals that law enforcement also found blue-green cotton fibers in the hair. It was contained in a mat under the seat and a piece of metal in the truck. FBI technicians were able to microscopically match the fibers to the type of Girl Scout shirt Morgan was wearing when she disappeared. Court records in the Van Buren case show that a neighbor who lived next door to Lynx in 1995 told investigators at the time that he thought he had found a camper shell in Lynx’s truck “a few months ago.” Billy Jack Lynx Investigation In November 2021, FBI agents publicly named a man named Billy Jack Lynx as a person of interest in the case and asked the public for help gathering information about him. Lynx was convicted of sexual indecency after attempting to kidnap a 2-year-old child. Months after Morgan Nick’s disappearance. According to an initial police report obtained by 40/29 News, on August 29, 1995, an 11-year-old girl told police she was walking with her younger brothers near the Sonic Restaurant in downtown Van Buren. gave a statement. A man approached them in a red pickup truck. Van Buren is about 10 minutes down the interstate from Alma, where Morgan Nick was taken. The girl told officers that the man offered her money, made sexual comments and offered to pay her. Get in his truck and go with him to his house. The girl ran away and the police were called. A witness reported the Arkansas license tag to police, which identified it as a Lynx, and an arrest warrant was issued the next day. Who was Billy Jack Lynx? Agents are trying to learn as much as they can about Billy Jack Lynx’s life. Lynx was born and raised in Crawford County, Arkansas. He served in the Army during World War II and then worked for Braniff Aviation in Dallas from 1962 to 1974. The Lynx returned to Van Buren sometime in the late 1970s. He died in prison in 2000. “Whether through school, work, church, or other social activities, we need information about Lynx and details about his life,” the release states. “Please remember all information about Lynx.” Life is precious. No small thing is too small or insignificant.” Morgan Nick Foundation Colleen Nick founded the Morgan Nick Foundation. The foundation’s mission is to educate children and youth about personal and online safety and to prevent child abduction. The Foundation assists the Attorney General, local law enforcement, and families in missing persons cases involving children and adults.
The Alma Police Department announced Tuesday morning that new DNA testing has linked a man named Billy Jack Links to the 1995 disappearance of Morgan Nick.
Morgan Nick was 6 years old when she disappeared while playing near a Little League game in June 1995. Her case is the subject of a Hulu documentary series focusing on the investigation.
Several years ago, lab technicians discovered blonde hair in Billy Jack Lynx’s pickup truck, which resembled a truck seen near the scene of her disappearance. Technology hasn’t allowed us to test hair until recently.
A Texas lab tested the hair and compared it to DNA submitted by Morgan’s mother, Colleen Nick. They discovered that the hair belonged to Colleen, one of her siblings, or one of her children.
“We’ve reached a point where we can focus on one suspect,” Alma Police Chief Jeff Poynter said.
Pointer urges anyone who may have information about Lynx or any other information about this case to call the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678). I called on them to do so.
“I hope someone has the missing puzzle that we need,” he said.
red pickup truck
Law enforcement agencies regularly release and re-release photos of red pickup trucks loaded with campers. It was parked near Alma Baseball Stadium around the same time Morgan disappeared.
Alma Police Chief Jeff Poynter told 40/29 News that after Nick went missing, officers received a report of suspicious activity in the Alma area involving a truck driver and children. spoke.
“Kids, and when I say kids, it could be teenagers, it could be young kids who were approached by a man in a red truck with a white camper inside. “We believe there are people who know who was at the ballpark and who was driving the red truck in the white camper,” Poynter said.
Police also distributed descriptions of persons involved in the incident. He is described as a man between 23 and 38 years old at the time of Morgan’s disappearance. He was approximately 6 feet tall and of medium to stocky build. He may have had a mustache and beard.
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lynx pickup truck
Investigators from multiple law enforcement agencies searched a red 1986 Chevrolet Scottsdale pickup truck and collected evidence from inside. Blood stains were found on some of the seats inside the truck, according to a crime lab report. Investigators also recovered hair samples from various items found.
At the time, laboratory technicians discovered that the blood and blonde hair did not contain enough DNA information to make a definitive match. The hair was examined using new technology in 2024 and determined to be Morgan Nick’s or a close relative.
For this reason, police named Lynx as the only suspect in the disappearance.
A new documentary reveals that law enforcement also found blue-green cotton fibers on the mat under the seat and on pieces of metal in the truck.
FBI technicians were able to microscopically match the fibers to the type of Girl Scout shirt Morgan was wearing when she disappeared.
Court records in the Van Buren case show that in 1995, a neighbor who lived next door to Lynx told investigators at the time that he thought he had found a camper shell in Lynx’s truck “a few months ago.” It has become clear.
Billy Jack Links Investigation
In November 2021, FBI agents publicly named a man named Billy Jack Links as a person of interest in the case and asked for the public’s help gathering information about him.
Lynx was convicted of sexual indecency for attempting to kidnap a child two months after Morgan Nick’s disappearance.
According to an initial police report obtained by 40/29 News, on August 29, 1995, an 11-year-old girl was walking with her younger brothers near the Sonic Restaurant in downtown Van Buren when a man drove up. He told police that he had approached him. red pickup truck.
Van Buren is about 10 minutes down the interstate from Alma, where Morgan Nick was taken.
The girl told officers that the man offered her money, made sexual comments to her and offered to pay her to ride with him to her home in his truck. The girl ran away and the police were called.
A witness reported the Arkansas license tag to police, which identified it as a Lynx, and an arrest warrant was issued the next day.
Who is Billy Jack Links?
Investigators are trying to learn as much as they can about Billy Jack Lynx’s life.
Lynx was born and raised in Crawford County, Arkansas. He served in the Army during World War II and then worked for Braniff Aviation in Dallas from 1962 to 1974.
The Lynx returned to Van Buren sometime in the late 1970s. He died in prison in 2000.
“Whether through school, work, church, or other social activities, we need information about Lynx and details about his life,” the release states.
“Remember that every piece of information about Lynx’s life is important. No detail is too small or unimportant,” it reads.
morgan nick foundation
Colleen Nick founded the Morgan Nick Foundation. The foundation’s mission is to educate children and youth about personal and online safety and to work to prevent child abduction.
The foundation assists the Attorney General, local law enforcement, and families in missing persons cases involving children and adults.
