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Cheek, circa 1993.
John Cheek
Missing since December 2, 1993 from Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.
Classification: Missing
Vital Statistics
Circumstances of Disappearance
Around 11pm on December 2, 1993 one of his dinner companions dropped Cheek at his black 1987 Acura Legend, parked at the Crescent Center across the street and that was the last time he was ever seen again. He was intoxicated on the night of his disappearance.
On December 3, Cheek's parents filed a missing persons report. His unpacked suitcases were found in the home he'd bought at 6214 Heather in East Memphis. The garage door was open. His car was recovered, it was parked on the Delaware exit ramp, now called the Metal Museum exit. There were no signs of struggle.
When he disappeared, Cheek was under an enormous amount of pressure. His job was planning a conversion to a real estate investment trust and the deal would push Cheek's annual salary to $110,000, plus stock and options worth about $2 million. Just before his disappearance, Cheek took a whirlwind, three-day trip to Milwaukee, Denver and Portland, Ore., to work on the deal. When he returned to Memphis, he went straight to his office, telling colleagues he had been awake for 72 hours at one point. During this time, something went awry with the deal and that affected Cheek greatly, causing him to leave the business trip and catch a late-night flight to Memphis and he was extremely depressed at the time. After Cheek's disappearance, the deal eventually went through. He has never been seen again.
Investigators
Memphis Police Department
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
901-545-5700
mpd@memphispolice.org
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NCIC Number: N/A
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The Commercial Appeal