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Missing Person: Ted Haywood Wall
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#2432
SourceNamus MissingUpdated Jun 17, 2026
Missing Person · Unknown
45 years waiting · since 1980

Missing Person: Ted Haywood Wall

Justice is overdue — the trail went cold in 1980, but the truth hasn't.

NamUs case MP14851. Missing person: Ted Haywood Wall. Last known contact: 1980-11-13 in Cape Hatteras, Dare, NC. Circumstances: Missing at sea aboard a 23' Sea Ox fiberglass boat. Was last known/seen alive on his friends boat during a fishing trip in or near the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean out 16 miles southeast from the inlet off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina on 11-13-80 at 1:30 PM. Allegedly experienced outboard engine problems with the engine "freeze plug". Ted Wall, aged 22 was in the company of another young man named Harold Jeffrey Mays, age 21. Possibly a boating accident or may be related to foul play. US Coast Guard coordinated efforts of search of 104,000 square miles of ocean involving 47 aircraft sorties and 10 surface units. No trace of vessel, crew or debris found during search or in subsequent 3+ decades. Companion case to NamUs MP14742. Demographics: 21 years, Male, White / Caucasian. Physical description: 6 ft 1 in, 180 lbs, hair: Sandy, eyes: Hazel. Investigating agency: United States Coast Guard Investigative Service | District 5 Case 0093 - 13 | 1980-11-13.

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#2432
SourceNamus MissingUpdated Jun 17, 2026

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Incident:November 13, 1980
Last Updated:June 24, 2026

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Case Information

Incident:November 13, 1980
Last Updated:June 24, 2026

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