Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office detectives are seeking assistance in solving a cold case they have been working for several years. It is an unusual case involving a missing person using possible false identifying information that has resulted in few results during the investigation.
On Friday, Nov. 27, 1992, the day after Thanksgiving, Paul Raymond Harrod left his home near Sheridan and has not been seen or heard from since that date. Harrod left a $100 bill and a note for his wife stating he “needed to get away for a while.” He left in his 1992 white Geo Metro two-door hatchback but left no indication where he was going or when he might return. On Friday, May 7, 1993, Harrod’s wife filed a missing person report with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.
There has been little information to use as detectives try to track down Harrod’s location. Over the years, investigators have uncovered bits and pieces of information, including:
- The Geo Metro was sold in Denver, Colo., in 1994.
- Harrod’s Social Security number was not issued to him until 1987.
- The high school Harrod listed as attending has no record of a person by that name ever being there.
- A Paul Raymond Harrod with the same parents’ names and date of birth was killed by a car when he was five years old. The death occurred in Harrod, Ohio.
- Detectives believe Harrod may now be in his 70s, but an exact age may not be available.
Investigators working the case recently received the photos of Harrod. The individual photo of Harrod was taken on Thanksgiving Day in 1992, the day prior to Harrod’s disappearance. Detectives would also like to identify the best man in the wedding photograph in order to interview the individual for more information.
In addition to the Sheriff’s Office working the case, detectives have also enlisted criminal justice students from Purdue University. Anyone with information on Paul Raymond Harrod or who may have known Harrod during his time in Hamilton County is asked to contact Detective Lockhart at 317-776-9887 or through Hamilton County Public Safety Communications at 317-773-1282.